Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Reminiscent of Molière (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622–1673),
French playwright andactor .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Molieresque.
Examples
-
Allworthy is a type rather than a charactera fault which also seems to apply to that Molieresque hypocrite, the younger Blifil.
-
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
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.