Macbethian
English
Etymology
Macbeth + -ian
Adjective
Macbethian (comparative more Macbethian, superlative most Macbethian)
- Of or pertaining to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth (circa 1603-1607) about a regicide and the supernatural.
- 1998, Syndy M. Conger, Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, Volume 26
- This is a Macbethian Gothic, a subtype of the shilling shocker designed to thrill the reader with gory supernatural spectacle.
- 2001, Peter Cozzens, Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865-1890: The army and the Indian:
- The fitful gleam of the glowing flame gave a Macbethian tinge to the weird scene and brought into bold relief the grim outlines of the cliffs […]
- 1998, Syndy M. Conger, Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, Volume 26