byronic

Adjective

Meaning

Pertaining to, or in the style of, Lord Byron.

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I have important business to get to. I plan to sulk all afternoon, followed, perhaps, by an evening of Byronic brooding and a nighttime of dissipation. Cassandra Clare

Oh my precocious one," she said. "You never fail to charm me. Bisexual is it, how Byronic and charming. Doesn't that double's one's chances for love? I'm so delighted. Anne Rice

I didn't realize House would be the central character, more the bitter comic relief appearing occasionally. I relish his wounded nature - the lameness, the scarred Byronic hero. Hugh Laurie

Although underwritten as a character (he is nothing but a lovely shimmering empty space), the Byronic young man is definitely on the side of angels, too. Source: Internet

Byron’s scandalous history, exotic travels, and flamboyant life made such an impression on the world that the term “Byronic” was coined to mean romantic, arrogant, dark, and cynical. Source: Internet

The influence of Byronic Romanticism evident in Poe is also apparent in the work of the Brontë sisters. Source: Internet

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