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DOSTOEVSKIAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Dostoevskian mean?
• DOSTOEVSKIAN (adjective)
The adjective DOSTOEVSKIAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski
Familiarity information: DOSTOEVSKIAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or in the style of Feodor Dostoevski
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Dostoevskian; Dostoyevskian
Pertainym:
Dostoevski (Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881))
Derivation:
Dostoevski (Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881))
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