Meaning of Shavian | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works.
   not-comparable
2. Of or relating to the Shavian alphabet.
   not-comparable

Examples

“Possibly more than any other Shavian character, Undershaft engenders critical disagreement and discussion, even among the other characters in the play⟳ who call⟳ him “wicked” and “immoral” and refer⟳ to him in Devilish terms such as “Mephistoles” and “The Prince of Darkness”.”

“Speaking as someone who supports the Shavian argument that monarchy is a bulwark against dictatorship, I found it a dignified occasion and a reminder that, as a nation, we seem to be infinitely better at staging public spectacles than at governing the country.”

“As late as the 1960s, Shaw's own⟳ Androcles and the Lion was published in his revised alphabet—but the fact that few people have⟳ even heard of the Shavian spelling reform⟳ shows how futile the effort has been.”

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