Armstrongian

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Armstrongian (comparative more Armstrongian, superlative most Armstrongian)

Of or relating to David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher, known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.
- 1995, John Bacon, “Weak Supervenience Supervenes”, in Elias E. Savellos, Ümit D. Yalçın, editors, Supervenience: New Essays, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 103:
  Of course, the Bs and the Ss here could be properties, as in Armstrong's own illustration (similarities supervening on shared properties). But it appears that, even for properties, Armstrongian supervenience is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for weak supervenience.
Of or relating to Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and composer.
- 1985, Gary Giddins, Rhythm-a-Ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the '80s, page 51:
  A personalized, melancholy statement with authentic drama, and a vividly Armstrongian open-horn finish.
- 1987, Raymond Queneau, The Skin of Dreams, page 93:
  There were also women, there. A pianist was playing, Chicago style, accompanied by a trumpeter who was not without class although a little too armstrongian to be truly personal.
- 2001, Gary Giddins, Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong, page 143:
  Louis's rhythm section and the backing by Trummy Young and clarinetist Joe Darensbourg were right on the money, and his trumpet solo and burnished vocal were ringingly, inimitably Armstrongian.