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Definition of Falstaffian in English: Falstaffianadjective fɒlˈstɑːfɪənfɔːlˈstɑːfɪənfôlˈstafēən Relating to or resembling Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched. （莎士比亚笔下的喜剧人物）福斯塔夫的；福斯塔夫似的；胖得（或快活得、放荡得）像福斯塔夫的 a Falstaffian gusto for life 福斯塔夫似的生活情趣。 Example sentencesExamples - There is no reason to do anything like that with Roosevelt, whose very real intellectual and physical appetites were positively Falstaffian.
- Balmat's meals and Falstaffian humor help the team laugh away the pain of a 6-hour Tour stage.
- I'm sure that ordinarily he was brimming with the milk of human kindness, full of Falstaffian mirth, a man with nothing but the deepest appreciation for the circle of life, etc.
- He is a man of Falstaffian appetites, Machiavellian instincts, and Svengali-like charms.
- And between fights he blows up like a balloon, and his waist takes on Falstaffian dimensions.
Synonyms big, burly, heavy, tall, bulky, thickset, heavyset, chunky, strapping, powerfully built, hefty, muscular, muscle-bound, brawny, muscly, husky, solid, powerful, sturdy, solidly built, broad-shouldered, strong, big and strong, rugged, herculean
Definition of Falstaffian in US English: Falstaffianadjectivefôlˈstafēən Relating to or resembling Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff in being fat, jolly, and debauched. （莎士比亚笔下的喜剧人物）福斯塔夫的；福斯塔夫似的；胖得（或快活得、放荡得）像福斯塔夫的 a Falstaffian gusto for life 福斯塔夫似的生活情趣。 Example sentencesExamples - There is no reason to do anything like that with Roosevelt, whose very real intellectual and physical appetites were positively Falstaffian.
- He is a man of Falstaffian appetites, Machiavellian instincts, and Svengali-like charms.
- I'm sure that ordinarily he was brimming with the milk of human kindness, full of Falstaffian mirth, a man with nothing but the deepest appreciation for the circle of life, etc.
- And between fights he blows up like a balloon, and his waist takes on Falstaffian dimensions.
- Balmat's meals and Falstaffian humor help the team laugh away the pain of a 6-hour Tour stage.
Synonyms big, burly, heavy, tall, bulky, thickset, heavyset, chunky, strapping, powerfully built, hefty, muscular, muscle-bound, brawny, muscly, husky, solid, powerful, sturdy, solidly built, broad-shouldered, strong, big and strong, rugged, herculean
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