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Meaning of Falstaffian | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Having the traits of the comic character Falstaff: especially, corpulent and jolly.

Examples

“In battle, he self-deprecatingly recorded his own Falstaffian flight – 'fleeing is also an act of courage' – and probably the most 'strange and comic' scatological scene in military history.”

CEFR level

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

falsy faltering faltu Falwellian fam'ly fame-ish

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