"Burchillian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Burchillian [comparative], most Burchillian [superlative]
Etymology: Burchill + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Burchill|ian}} Burchill + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Burchillian (comparative more Burchillian, superlative most Burchillian)
  1. Of or relating to Julie Burchill (born 1959), polemical British writer.

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