Meanings
adjectiveGatsbyan (comparative more Gatsbyan, superlative most Gatsbyan)
comparative more Gatsbyan · superlative most Gatsbyan · alternative Gatsbian
- uncommonSynonym of Gatsbyesque.
As everyone knows, Southampton is the clean, well-lit place of Gatsbyan mansions that are called cottages, of manicured lawns, striped tents, helicopter pads, and Mercedeses for the servants.
1981 April 25, Taki [i.e., Taki Theodoracopulos], “The Twain Meet”, in Princes, Playboys, & High-class Tarts, New York, N.Y.: Karz-Cohl Publishing, published 1984, →ISBN, part 5 (Politics and Partying), page 98Synonyms: Gatsbyesque
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of Gatsbyesque.
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Origin
From Gatsby + -an (suffix forming adjectives).
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