Maeterlinckian

adjective

Mae·​ter·​linck·​ian

¦mā|tə(r)¦liŋkēən,

¦me|,

|tə- sometimes ¦mä| or ¦ma| or ¦mȧ|

: of, characteristic of, or resembling Maeterlinck or his writings

writing a symbolic Maeterlinckian drama

—Agnes Repplier

Word History

Etymology

Maurice Maeterlinck †1949 Belgian poet, dramatist, and essayist + English -ian

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