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adj
Having the traits of the comic character Falstaff: especially, corpulent and jolly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or resembling Falstaff
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English Falstaff Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Falstaffian From Falstaff + -ian.
