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Falstaffian

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Fal·staff·i·an  (fôl-stf-n)
adj.
Characterized by joviality and conviviality.
[After Sir John Falstaff, a character in Henry IV, Parts I and II, and The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare.]
Falstaffian [fɔːlˈstɑːfɪən]
adj
jovial, plump, and dissolute
[after Sir John Falstaff, a character in Shakespeare's Henry IV, Parts I-II (1597)]
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Adj.1.Falstaffian - of or resembling Falstaff


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It was a spectacle to stir the dullest soul when this gallant band marched out of the yard in full regimentals, with Captain Dove a solemn, big-headed boy of eleven issuing his orders with the gravity of a general, and his Falstaffian regiment obeying them with more docility than skill.
Eight Cousins by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
His body was a wine-pipe, or a rum-puncheon, or something of that character, and had a truly Falstaffian air.
The Angel of the Odd by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
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