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Falstaffian

ADJECTIVE
  1. of or resembling Falstaff

How To Use Falstaffian In A Sentence

  • It just goes to show that for all the Falstaffian wassail, there's nothing quite like a gory shank from nave to chaps to get the punters in.
  • Members assimilated in hearty courtesy of a Falstaffian Bard's birthday take a break of final Apr hosted by Messrs. Friedman, Madeira, as good as Pope. Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia
  • To be "Falstaffian" is to delight in excess: a Falstaffian night out is more likely a stag party or a booze-up after a big football victory than an elegant soirée. Evening Standard - Home
  • Members assimilated in hearty courtesy of a Falstaffian Bard's birthday take a break of final Apr hosted by Messrs. Friedman, Madeira, as good as Pope. Archive 2009-11-01
  • His body was a wine-pipe, or a rum-puncheon, or something of that character, and had a truly Falstaffian air. Archive 2008-12-01
  • His is the robust, Falstaffian humour of old England, which, I am glad to think, still exists in London and still pleases Londoners, in spite of efforts to Gallicize our entertainments and substitute obscenity and the salacious leer for honest fun and the frank roar of laughter. Nights in London
  • His eyes sparkling with humour, intelligence, and mischief, he was a man of Falstaffian charm and love of life who adored Henry and Alex. Henry’s Demons
  • Swearing is now pretty rare (I swear to God!), though it used to be more common (in Falstaffian oaths such as ’Sblood! — “by God’s blood” — or Zounds! — “by God’s wounds”). Letters to the Editor
  • Add to this my contracting a thoroughly unamusing case of severe hypoglycemia (not enough sugar in the old blood), and a neo-Falstaffian intake of alcohol and cocaine, and what do you have? ɘloЯ
  • Toby is an impecunious relative of Olivia's and a kind of Falstaffian moocher whose continued presence in the house is a drain on Olivia's patience and her pocketbook. Shakespeare
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