Sirkian

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adjective

Of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s.

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Meanings

adjectiveSirkian (comparative more Sirkian, superlative most Sirkian)

comparative more Sirkian · superlative most Sirkian

  1. Of or relating to Douglas Sirk (1897–1987), German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s.

    Fear Eats the Soul is tender and beautiful, a Sirkian melodrama poignantly strung on the social prejudices of race, colour and age.

    2023 April 9, Anthony Quinn, “Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

From Sirk + -ian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Skirian
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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