Dostoevskyian
Definitions
Adjective. [C1]
Examples
“Mr. Rimsky invests them with a sort⟳ of Dostoevskyian tragic air that belies the author’s characterizations.”
“There is much of the Dostoevskyian Grand Inquisitor here.”
“This discussion leads us to a Dostoevskyian link⟳ between suffering and humanity and man’s dependency on divine law to protect⟳ the individual from the nihilistic rejection of the supreme value which provides the necessary injunction against anti-social acts and relinquishment of morality.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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