Meaning of Ophelian | Babel Free
ə(ʊ)ˈfiːliənDefinitions
- Depicting or pertaining to Ophelia.
- Frantic; tragically insane.
Examples
“the Ophelian scene”
“Punning in an Ophelian frenzy on the feminine glans? Raving about the delectations of clitorism?”
“But she was a wee tad affected, and from the little that Gabriel had read⟳ or heard from her, she had an Ophelian streak of potential craziness that he had, since day one, deemed wiser to steer⟳ clear of, […]”
“Great hailstones keep⟳ dashing against my window and dancing about on the garden walks like⟳ things demented. The monkey trees are waving their long arms about with Ophelian gestures, and the chestnuts near the gate groan and sway […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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