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  • adjective Of or relating to Theodore Draper (1912–2006), American historian and political writer.

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Draper +‎ -ian

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Examples

  • This psychobabble shows that she is no Freudian or Jungian but a fully-fledged Draperian.

    A Tale of Two Videos: The Daily Politics on Brown 2008

  • Harvey Klehr's Draperian Heyday of American Communism unwittingly reveals the result of the conceptual diminishment.

    Revisiting American Communism: An Exchange Barrett, James R. 1985

  • October 30, 2007: Advertising giant Grey Group, in a Draperian client grab from rival BBDO, pitches a struggling online stock brokerage a campaign for the YouTube era.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2010

  • October 30, 2007: Advertising giant Grey Group, in a Draperian client grab from rival BBDO, pitches a struggling online stock brokerage a campaign for the YouTube era.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2010

  • October 30, 2007: Advertising giant Grey Group, in a Draperian client grab from rival BBDO, pitches a struggling online stock brokerage a campaign for the YouTube era.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2010

  • October 30, 2007: Advertising giant Grey Group, in a Draperian client grab from rival BBDO, pitches a struggling online stock brokerage a campaign for the YouTube era.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2010

  • October 30, 2007: Advertising giant Grey Group, in a Draperian client grab from rival BBDO, pitches a struggling online stock brokerage a campaign for the YouTube era.

    Esquire.com Article Feed 2010

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