Shaftesburian

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, of his writings, or of his philosophical doctrines.

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Meanings

adjectiveShaftesburian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, of his writings, or of his philosophical doctrines.

    Johnſon bore [the 3rd Lord Shaftesbury] no good will, neither did he ſeem at all to reliſh the cant of the Shafteſburian ſchool.

    1787, Sir John Hawkins, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., page 255

Origin

From Shaftesbury + -an.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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