Meaning of Heathcliffian | Babel Free

Definitions

Having characteristics similar to the character Heathcliff, especially dark, brooding, intense, tortured, possessive, aggressive, and/or uncivilized.

Examples

“Hindley occupies a place at the Heathcliffian end of the spectrum and, like Heathcliff, is both aggressive and competitive, although insecurely so.”

“I guess you could call him handsome in a dark, Heathcliffian way.”

“The Grand Tour introduced the young bloods of England — whose acquaintance I made in large numbers — to crumbling architecture and Gothic ruins and, as a result, on their return they transformed their country estates into “a cross between the House of Usher and Wuthering Heights, a Heathcliffian blend of artificial mountains, lonely moors and decayed ruins.”

“Perry himself was not entirely without Heathcliffian qualities — the absence of levity, the ruthless disregard for a girl's comfort, the way he had of scrutinizing you as if you were a puzzle to be solved.”

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