Javertian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editJavertian (comparative more Javertian, superlative most Javertian)
- Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.
- 2005, Jack Shafer in Slate, For all Fitzgerald’s Javertian tendencies, I doubt if he wants to be remembered as the guy who jailed reporters from Time and the New York Times.:
Translations
editof or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer
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