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Comstockian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Anthony Comstock (1844–1915), United States postal inspector and politician dedicated to ideas of Victorian morality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Comstockian prudishness

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History

Etymology

From Comstock + -ian, named after American politician and postal inspector Anthony Comstock (1844–1915).