Wellerian

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adjective

Of or relating to the character Sam Weller in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers (1836), an astute cockney given to uttering fatuous proverbs (Wellerisms).

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Meanings

adjectiveWellerian (comparative more Wellerian, superlative most Wellerian)

comparative more Wellerian · superlative most Wellerian

  1. Of or relating to the character Sam Weller in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers (1836), an astute cockney given to uttering fatuous proverbs (Wellerisms).

Origin

From Weller + -ian, after the character Sam Weller.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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