Lady Macbethian

adjective

Resembling or relating to Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, a determined and unscrupulous woman who urges her husband to commit murder to advance his rank.

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Meanings

adjectiveLady Macbethian (comparative more Lady Macbethian, superlative most Lady Macbethian)

comparative more Lady Macbethian · superlative most Lady Macbethian

  1. Resembling or relating to Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, a determined and unscrupulous woman who urges her husband to commit murder to advance his rank.

Origin

From Lady Macbeth + -ian.

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APA

Lady Macbethian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lady%20Macbethian

MLA

“Lady Macbethian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lady%20Macbethian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lady Macbethian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lady%20Macbethian.

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