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Beardsleyan

adjective

Of or relating to Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English illustrator and author, whose black-ink drawings emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.

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Meanings

adjectiveBeardsleyan (comparative more Beardsleyan, superlative most Beardsleyan)

comparative more Beardsleyan · superlative most Beardsleyan

Of or relating to Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English illustrator and author, whose black-ink drawings emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.

Origin

From Beardsley + -an.

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APA

Beardsleyan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beardsleyan

MLA

“Beardsleyan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beardsleyan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beardsleyan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beardsleyan.

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