Melvillean (English, adj)
expansion: Melvillean (comparative more Melvillean, superlative most Melvillean)
Senses:
glosses: Associated with the Scottish education reformer Andrew Melville (1545–1622).
glosses: In a manner reminiscent of the writings of Herman Melville (1819–1891), especially the character Captain Ahab in Moby-Dick.
Forms:
form: more Melvillean
tags: comparative
form: most Melvillean
tags: superlative
form: Melvillian
tags: alternative