Aesopish

English

Etymology

From Aesop +‎ -ish.

Adjective

Aesopish (comparative more Aesopish, superlative most Aesopish)

1. Characteristic of Aesop's animal fables; Aesopian
   • 1947, A History of Modern Drama, Ed. by Barrett H. Clark and George Freedley:

     The Lucky One (1919) came to the stage several years later and was somewhat more serious in tone, being a character study of two brothers, one brilliant, one dull; of course, the tortoise won the race for the hand of the girl they both wanted in typically Æsopish fashion.

   • 2002, Gaurav Sabnis, Vantage point:

     I am feeling a little Aesopish today and hence this story.

   • 2011, William Huffhine, Confessions of a Christian Dropout:

     It sounds rather Aesopish. Talking snakes, one bad apple ruining it all. I'm not so sure.

Alternative forms

• Æsopish