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- adjective Of or relating to Stanley Cavell (born 1926), American
philosopher .
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Cavell + -ian
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"With all due respect to Guy Hornsby, his answer lacked the eloquence of a Cavellian response; not to mention the fact it didn't seem to answer the question," writes Stephen Aldington.
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