Arnoldian

comparative more Arnoldian · superlative most Arnoldian

1. Of or relating to Arnold of Brescia.
2. human sciencesOf or relating to Matthew Arnold (1822–1888), British poet and cultural critic.

   In the end, as Seabrook sees it, the law of Nobrow is simple: the Arnoldian criterion of ‘the best that is known and thought’ is long gone, and what rules is the Buzz principle of whatever is hot.

   2000 September 21, Hal Foster, “Slumming with Rappers at the Roxy”, in London Review of Books, volume 22, number 18, →ISSN

plural Arnoldians

1. A supporter of the ideas of Matthew Arnold.