centaurian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From centaur +‎ -ian.

Adjective[edit]

centaurian (comparative more centaurian, superlative most centaurian)

  1. Pertaining to or reminiscent of a centaur. [from 17th c.]
    • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
      Balzac, a centaurian mesomorph, projects these elegant ectomorphs as creatures of a hierarchic dream.