Melvillian
English
Adjective
Melvillian (comparative more Melvillian, superlative most Melvillian)
- Associated with the Scottish education reformer Andrew Melville.
- The Melvillian reforms of the 16th century.
- In a manner reminiscent of the writings of Herman Melville, especially the character Captain Ahab in Melville's Moby-Dick.
- He had a Melvillian obsession.
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