Wertherian

adjective

Wer·​the·​ri·​an

variants or less commonly Werterian

(ˈ)ver¦tirēən

: resembling or characteristic of Werther

especially : morbidly sentimental

Word History

Etymology

Werther, romantic hero of the love story Die Leiden des Jungen Werthers The Sorrows of Werther (1774) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe †1832 German poet + English -an

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