Javertian

English

Etymology

From Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒəˈvɛɹʃən/

Adjective

Javertian (comparative more Javertian, superlative most Javertian)

1. Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer.
   • 2005, Jack Shafer in Slate, For all Fitzgerald’s Javertian tendencies, I doubt if he wants to be remembered as the guy who jailed reporters from Time and the New York Times.:

Translations

of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer

• Portuguese: javertiano