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Guardianesque

adj

Etymology

From guardian + -esque.

  1. derived from guardein
  2. inherited from gardein
  3. suffixed as guardianesque — “guardian + esque”

Definitions

  1. Reminiscent of The Guardian, a left-wing British daily national newspaper.

    • A right-wing factionalist in the 1980s, he had become unpopular with the Guardianesque social workers and doctors by siding with the parents in the Cleveland child abuse scandal.
    • Against such 'Guardianesque' idealism and misguided liberalism, Thatcher depicted herself as a supreme realist in international relations.

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