Byronic

English

Etymology

Byron +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒnɪk

Adjective

Byronic (comparative more Byronic, superlative most Byronic)

1. Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788-1824) or his writings.
   • 1877, Henry Kendall, “Ode to a Black Gin”, in The Australian Town and Country Journal, page 24:

     You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff.

Related terms

• Byronism

Translations

Translations

• Polish: bajroniczny (pl), bajronowski, bajroński