Cornelian
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See also: cornelian
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Cornelian (comparative more Cornelian, superlative most Cornelian)
- Pertaining to Pierre Corneille, or characteristic of his tragedies
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, chapter 8, in The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
- Nick tried for a while to talk to Emile about scrap metal, which tested his Cornelian French to the limits […]