Austenian
adjective
Aus·te·ni·an
ˌȯ-ˈstē-nē-ən 
-ˈste-,
ˌä-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Jane Austen or her writings
One of the reasons she is so readable is her Austenian talent for depicting domestic hypocrisies and drawing room cruelties.—
Sandra Barwick, Evening Standard (London), 17 Jan. 1995
Sandra Barwick, Evening Standard (London), 17 Jan. 1995… her impressions of the voyage and plantation life are described in genteel, if convoluted, Austenian prose.—Mustapha Marrouchi, College Literature, 22 Mar. 2010
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“Austenian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Austenian. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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