Of, relating to, or characteristic of Gilbert or his style, methods, or works.
From Gilbert + -ine (resembling, relating to). Follows the pattern of making proper names into adjectives describing their characteristic qualities.
The word 'Gilbertine' captures something unique about how language lets us compress complex ideas—instead of saying 'written in the style of W.S. Gilbert's witty, paradoxical satire,' you can just say 'Gilbertine'!
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