Jobsian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Steve Jobs (1955-2011), American businessman and co-founder of the computer company Apple Inc.

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Meanings

adjectiveJobsian (comparative more Jobsian, superlative most Jobsian)

comparative more Jobsian · superlative most Jobsian

  1. Of or pertaining to Steve Jobs (1955-2011), American businessman and co-founder of the computer company Apple Inc.

    And a wedding walk was so unique, so unconventional, so unexpected that it was positively Jobsian.

    2001, Alan Deutschman, The Second Coming of Steve Jobs
    2 more examples

    The Apple II division was being ignored, the Lisa division was deliberately destroyed in a fit of Jobsian pique, and the Macintosh division was exhausted...

    1992, Robert X Cringely, Accidental empires

    As you can see here, WinXP's Luna interface is clearly superior to anything the Jobsian crowd in Cupertino has to offer.

    2001 November, Maximum PC

Origin

From Jobs + -ian.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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