"Strangelovian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Strangelovian [comparative], most Strangelovian [superlative]
Etymology: Strangelove + -ian, referring to the title character in Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a black comedy satirizing the nuclear weapons scare. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Strangelove|ian}} Strangelove + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Strangelovian (comparative more Strangelovian, superlative most Strangelovian)
  1. Of or pertaining to nuclear apocalypse, especially through incompetence or shortsightedness. Wikipedia link: Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Stanley Kubrick Categories (topical): Nuclear warfare Synonyms: Strangelovean

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