Fowlerian

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English

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Etymology

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From Fowler +‎ -ian.

Adjective

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Fowlerian (comparative more Fowlerian, superlative most Fowlerian)

  1. Of or relating to Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), English lexicographer and commentator on usage of the language.
    • 2006, David Crystal, Language and the Internet, page 225:
      Online dictionaries and grammars are likely to influence usage much more than their traditional Fowlerian counterparts ever did.