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Swiftian definition

Swift·ian (swif′tē ən)

adjective

  1. of or relating to Jonathan Swift
  2. like Swift's writings in tone or outlook; often, specif., sardonic, caustic, pessimistic, etc.

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Swiftian Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • satire: Moreau is a fabulously blasphemous gothic replay of the Garden of Eden and a Swiftian satire on modern man's self-image.
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Swiftian quotes

   In theunreal realms of the canals, as in a Swiftian Lilliput, the real world, with its contrivances, appears as a vast folly.

-McCarthy,Joseph R(aymond)

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