Boswellian

[bɔz'weliәn]

Definition

(a.) Relating to, or characteristic of, Boswell, the biographer of Dr. Johnson.

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Definition

adj. after the manner of Boswell the famous biographer of Samuel Johnson.—v.i. Bos′wellise to write after the manner of Boswell—full of an absolute admiration for one's hero and interest in him descending to the smallest particulars.—n. Bos′wellism.

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