Karamazovian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Karamazov +‎ -ian, after characters in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1880 novel The Brothers Karamazov.

Adjective[edit]

Karamazovian (comparative more Karamazovian, superlative most Karamazovian)

  1. sensual; lustful; passionate