What does absinthian mean?
Absinthian means Of the nature of wormwood..
Absinthian
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Of the nature of wormwood..
Definitions by Sense
- Of the nature of wormwood.
- Of or pertaining to absinthe.
Example Sentences
Tempering absinthian bitterness with sweets
… in the dazed course of an absinthian stupor, …
The dim cavernous light depressed him, and the fish gaping and staring sluggishly in the tanks of absinthian green […]
The unfortunate dog will, dur- during ten minutes, have had an attack of intoxication and absinthian epilepsy ; but at the end of an hour he will have recovered completely.
The skinny shadows of symbolist poets, converts to Catholicism, linger in the absinthian green of the Boulevard trees.
Synonyms for absinthian
Antonyms for absinthian
Related Words
Word Forms
- more absinthian
- most absinthian
- absinthean
Usage Notes
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Tempering absinthian bitterness with sweets
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