Relating to or characteristic of the French writer Marcel Proust or his works, particularly with reference to the recovery of the lost past and the stimulation of unconscious memory.
childhood memories are triggered by a Proustian moment of Bayley 's catching his vest on a chair
Definition of Proustian in US English:
Proustian
adjectiveˈpro͞ostēənˈprustiən
Relating to or characteristic of the French writer Marcel Proust or his works, particularly with reference to the recovery of the lost past and the stimulation of unconscious memory.
childhood memories are triggered by a Proustian moment of Bayley's catching his vest on a chair