"Wellesian" meaning in English

See Wellesian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more Wellesian [comparative], most Wellesian [superlative]
Etymology: Welles + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Welles|ian}} Welles + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Wellesian (comparative more Wellesian, superlative most Wellesian)
  1. Of or pertaining to George Orson Welles (1915–1985), American director, actor, and screenwriter.
    Sense id: en-Wellesian-en-adj-R1CBMyyh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian

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