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  • adjective Reminiscent of Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622–1673), French playwright and actor.

Etymologies

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Molière +‎ -esque

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Examples

  • Allworthy is a type rather than a character—a fault which also seems to apply to that Molieresque hypocrite, the younger Blifil.

    Criticisms and Interpretations. III. By Austin Dobson 1917

  • Allworthy is a type rather than a character -- a fault which also seems to apply to that Molieresque hypocrite, the younger

    Fielding Austin Dobson 1880

  • Allworthy is a type rather than a character — a fault which also seems to apply to that Molieresque hypocrite, the younger

    Fielding 1843

  • Allworthy is a type rather than a character — a fault which also seems to apply to that Molieresque hypocrite, the younger

    Fielding 1843

  • Allworthy is a type rather than a character ” a fault which also seems to apply to that Molieresque hypocrite, the younger Blifil.

    Fielding Dobson, Austin 1883

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