Naipaulian

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adjective

Of or relating to V. S. Naipaul (1932–2018), Trinidadian British writer.

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Meanings

adjectiveNaipaulian (comparative more Naipaulian, superlative most Naipaulian)

comparative more Naipaulian · superlative most Naipaulian

  1. Of or relating to V. S. Naipaul (1932–2018), Trinidadian British writer.

    as King points out, cultural and social aspects play a significant role within Naipaulian literary criticism and this up to a degree that makes the final analysis doubtful and leaves the scholar troubled and puzzled.

    2008, Sabine Freyling, The Sum of No Equation, page 13

Origin

From Naipaul + -ian.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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