Cardwellian

English

Etymology

From Cardwell +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Cardwellian (comparative more Cardwellian, superlative most Cardwellian)

1. Of or relating to Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell (1813–1886), British politician who introduced the Cardwell Reforms.
   • 1903, Leopold Stennett Amery, The Problem of the Army, page 14:

     Practically speaking, the defence of England and the maintenance of our hold on India were the only points to which the Cardwellian system looked.