Meaning & use
Falstaffian
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Jovial, corpulent, and boastfully good-humored, in the manner of Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff.
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The innkeeper had a Falstaffian appetite for food, drink, and tall tales.
His Falstaffian laugh filled the entire tavern.
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The word derives from Sir John Falstaff, the witty, boastful, larger-than-life character in several of Shakespeare's plays.
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