Bickerstaffian

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adjective

Of or relating to Isaac Bickerstaff, a pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift as part of a hoax to predict the death of then-famous Almanac-maker and astrologer John Partridge.

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Meanings

adjectiveBickerstaffian (comparative more Bickerstaffian, superlative most Bickerstaffian)

comparative more Bickerstaffian · superlative most Bickerstaffian

  1. Of or relating to Isaac Bickerstaff, a pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift as part of a hoax to predict the death of then-famous Almanac-maker and astrologer John Partridge.

Origin

Bickerstaff + -ian

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APA

Bickerstaffian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerstaffian

MLA

“Bickerstaffian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerstaffian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bickerstaffian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bickerstaffian.

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