A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

Fabianist Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with F » F ... factitive » Fabianist


Fabian
adj
    1. Cautious; inclined to use delaying tactics.
    2. Relating to the Fabian Society, a body founded in 1884 for the gradual establishment of socialism.
noun
    1. A member of this society.
Derivative: Fabianism
noun
    Derivative: Fabianist
    noun
      Etymology: 18c: named after Q Fabius Maximus, the Roman general who wore down Hannibal by a cautious strategy of avoiding a pitched battle.



      Click Here