Pepysian

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/ˈpiːpsi.ən/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famed for his diary kept during the time of the Great Plague of London and Great Fire of London.

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Meanings

adjectivePepysian (comparative more Pepysian, superlative most Pepysian)

comparative more Pepysian · superlative most Pepysian

  1. Of or pertaining to Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famed for his diary kept during the time of the Great Plague of London and Great Fire of London.

    His memoir In the Sixties (2002) sets out the philosophy of the revolution, while recording its absurdities with a Pepysian eye.

    2010 March 20, James Campbell, “Barry Miles: 'I think of the 60s as a supermarket of ideas. We were looking for new ways to live'”, in The Guardian

Origin

From Pepys + -ian.

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APA

Pepysian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepysian

MLA

“Pepysian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepysian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pepysian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pepysian.

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