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absinthian

adj.
C2 Proficiency ab·sinthi·an

adj. relating to absinthe, a strong green alcohol that was popular in the past. It describes things that have the taste or color of this drink.

adj. relating to absinthe or its characteristic green color and bitter flavor. Often used to describe the aesthetic or cultural atmosphere of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.


SIMPLE

The bartender prepared an absinthian cocktail with fresh herbs.

CONTEXTUAL

The old café was decorated in an absinthian style, featuring green walls and vintage glassware.

COMPLEX

The poet's work is often described as absinthian, capturing the hallucinatory and melancholic atmosphere of the bohemian salons of the era.

Origin

From absinth + -ian.

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