"Javertian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʒəˈvɛɹʃən/ Forms: more Javertian [comparative], most Javertian [superlative]
Etymology: From Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. Head templates: {{en-adj}} Javertian (comparative more Javertian, superlative most Javertian)
  1. Of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer. Wikipedia link: Javert, Les Misérables, Victor Hugo Translations (of or pertaining to the relentless pursuit of a wrongdoer): javertiano (Portuguese)
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