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Hawthornean

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1996, Rosemary Mahoney, “Without a Trace,” review of The Missing by Andrew O’Hagan, New York Times, 10 November, 1996, This unsettling book [...] is suffused with the Hawthornean notion that at the edge of every village lies a dark forest, waiting to ensnare the unsuspecting.

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History

Etymology

From Hawthorne + -an.