Molesworthian

English

Etymology

Molesworth +‎ -ian

Adjective

Molesworthian (comparative more Molesworthian, superlative most Molesworthian)

1. Reminiscent of Nigel Molesworth, a fictional schoolboy and supposed author of a series of humorous books by Geoffrey Willans parodying school life.
   • 1996, George E. C. Paton, The Social Faces of Humour: Practices and Issues, page 93:

     Nevertheless Adrian declares his inheritance and linkages with the Molesworthian world not only in his name, but also by his introduction to the reader.