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comparative more Frankfurtian · superlative most Frankfurtian
- Relating to the Frankfurt School of neo-Marxist interdisciplinary social theory, associated in part with the Institute for Social Research at the University of Frankfurt am Main.
It's only when he dislikes the particular sensibility expressed in a show (like “Father Knows Best”) that Mr. Marc starts wielding that old Frankfurtian bludgeon.
1989 April 30, Martha Bayles, “Taking Sitcoms Seriously”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
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