"Pynchonian" meaning in English

See Pynchonian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Pynchonian [comparative], most Pynchonian [superlative]
Etymology: Pynchon + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Pynchon|ian}} Pynchon + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Pynchonian (comparative more Pynchonian, superlative most Pynchonian)
  1. Of or relating to Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937), American novelist.
    Sense id: en-Pynchonian-en-adj-8zYrQQ6q
  2. Densely convoluted, verbose and full of allusion.
    Sense id: en-Pynchonian-en-adj-bjZf4yCb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 20 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Pynchonesque

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