Burchillian

English

Etymology

Burchill +‎ -ian

Adjective

Burchillian (comparative more Burchillian, superlative most Burchillian)

1. Of or relating to Julie Burchill (born 1959), polemical British writer.
   • 1988, New Socialist:

     But it tells you all you need to know about Burchillian ethics: be beautiful, or be damned.

   • 1990, London Theatre Record:

     The ecological cause is showered with Burchillian vitriol — 'Green is politics for people who don't like people' — but the women's quarrel loses force when it strays on to men, self-oppression and the Third World.

   • 1996, Francis Wheen, Lord Gnome's Literary Companion:

     'BF' is more ambiguous, with 'Best Friend' unlikely after Susan Douglas has read through the antics of the heroine Susan Street. Perhaps 'F' is for something more typically Burchillian. Nothing, however, can explain why Random House paid Burchill £175,000 for the UK hardback rights to two novels, this being the first offering.