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List of eponymous adjectives in English

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An eponymous adjective is an adjective which has been derived from the name of a person, real or fictional. Persons from whose name the adjectives have been derived are called eponyms.[1]

Following is a list of eponymous adjectives in English.

A–C

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D–F

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G–J

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K–M

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N–Q

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R–U

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V–Z

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Lobeck, Anne; Denham, Kristin (2014). "Adjective Morphology". Navigating English Grammar: A Guide to Analyzing Real Language. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 151. ISBN 978-1-118-34030-1.
  2. ^ Plotnik, Arthur (2011). "Appendix 3: An Alphabet of Eponymous Acclaim". Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives (1st ed.). Berkeley, California: Viva Editions. pp. 209–215. ISBN 978-1-57344-660-0. eponymous adjectives.