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Jeevesian

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Typical of a perfect servant, valet, or butler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • But we should hoot briefly and diplomatically (apologetically like a Jeevesian cough), not in a roar of self-righteous rage. – 22/01/2007, "Modern Manners", The Times http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,641-2560365,00.html

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Jeeves, famous valet from the stories of P. G. Wodehouse, + -ian.