Tomlinsonian

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UK/ˌtɒm.lɪnˈsəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌtɑm.lɪnˈsoʊ.ni.ən/

adjective

Of or relating to a figure with the surname Tomlinson, especially the eponymous protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tomlinson".

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Meanings

adjectiveTomlinsonian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to a figure with the surname Tomlinson, especially the eponymous protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Tomlinson".

    He is as Lucifer would be were that proud spirit banished to a society of soulless, Tomlinsonian ghosts.

    1904, Jack London, chapter 10, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC

Origin

From Tomlinson + -ian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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