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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 Dostoevskiplay

  Familiarity information: DOSTOEVSKIAN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DOSTOEVSKIAN (adjective)


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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