Molesworthian
English
editEtymology
editFrom Molesworth + -ian.
Adjective
editMolesworthian (comparative more Molesworthian, superlative most Molesworthian)
- Reminiscent of Nigel Molesworth, a fictional schoolboy and supposed author of a series of humorous books by Geoffrey Willans parodying school life.
- 1996, George E. C. Paton, The Social Faces of Humour: Practices and Issues, page 93:
- Nevertheless Adrian declares his inheritance and linkages with the Molesworthian world not only in his name, but also by his introduction to the reader.