Javertian
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Javertian (comparative more Javertian, superlative most Javertian)
- Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.
- 2005, Jack Shafer in Slate, For all Fitzgerald’s Javertian tendencies, I doubt if he wants to be remembered as the guy who jailed reporters from Time and the New York Times.:
Translations[edit]
of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer
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