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Meaning of Beefheartian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Characteristic of Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet; 1941–2010), American singer-songwriter.

Examples

“Jangly-pop ought to be danced with Morrisseyesque feyness, above-it-all gestures that echo the 'free dancing' of the counterculture, while the Beefheartian thrash of bands like Stump and A Witness incites a bacchanalian delirium.”

“This isn't Buzzcocks circa 1978, and their dilemma over whether to tread further Beefheartian leanings or opt to become a post-punk Herman's Hermits (no put-down intended).”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

beefier beefiest beefish beefless beeflike beefy