Smithian

See also: smiþian

English

Etymology

From Smith +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Smithian (comparative more Smithian, superlative most Smithian)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Smith.
  2. (economics) Of or characteristic of the theories of the political economist Adam Smith (1723–1790).
    • 2025 May 17, Henry Oliver, “Without prejudice”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 18:
      Smith's ideas inform Austen's most beloved novel too. In Pride and Prejudice, the idea of pride is Smithian.
  3. (geology) Of a regional geological stage of the Early Triassic epoch (249.7 – 247.4 Ma; preceded by the Dienerian and followed by the Spathian).

See also

  • Malakovian

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