Thersitean

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adjective

Of or relating to Thersites, a Greek soldier during the Trojan War who was punished for his outspoken criticism of Agamemnon.

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adjectiveThersitean (comparative more Thersitean, superlative most Thersitean)

comparative more Thersitean · superlative most Thersitean

  1. Greekhuman sciencesOf or relating to Thersites, a Greek soldier during the Trojan War who was punished for his outspoken criticism of Agamemnon.

    It is instructive to compare the Thersitean critique of communal identity with the narratives of an emergent English nationalism.

    2005, Simon Barker, Shakespeare's Problem Plays
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