Oblomovian

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adjective

Lazy and apathetic.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectiveOblomovian (comparative more Oblomovian, superlative most Oblomovian)

comparative more Oblomovian · superlative most Oblomovian

Origin

From Oblomov + -ian, after the nobleman who rarely leaves his bed in Ivan Goncharov's novel Oblomov (1859).

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

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Chicago

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

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