Partridgean · adjective1
From Partridge + -an. From the fictional character Alan Partridge, a self-obsessed radio DJ.
Partridgean · adjective2
From Partridge + -an. From the lexicographer Eric Partridge.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Partridgean
Today it means: Self-important but bathetic; unable to distinguish the meaningful from the trivial and therefore prone to absurdity. Full definition →