"Lady Macbethian" meaning in English

See Lady Macbethian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Lady Macbethian [comparative], most Lady Macbethian [superlative]
Etymology: From Lady Macbeth + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Lady Macbeth|ian}} Lady Macbeth + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Lady Macbethian (comparative more Lady Macbethian, superlative most Lady Macbethian)
  1. Resembling or relating to Lady Macbeth in William Shakespeare's play Macbeth, a determined and unscrupulous woman who urges her husband to commit murder to advance his rank. Categories (topical): William Shakespeare
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