Relating to or characteristic of Gustave Flaubert or his writing style, which emphasizes precise language and realistic detail.
Derived from the name of 19th-century French author Gustave Flaubert (-ian suffix for 'relating to'). Flaubert revolutionized the novel with his obsessive attention to style and form.
Flaubert once spent three days writing one page because he demanded the 'perfect' word choice—'Flaubertian' writing means painstaking, detailed prose where every word is carefully chosen.
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