macbethanとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

Macbethan (comparative more Macbethan, superlative most Macbethan)

1. Alternative form of Macbethian.
   • 1869 April 16, “Police Court”, in The Daily Spectator, volume XXII, number 91, Hamilton, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [2], column 5:

     Patrick O’Brien mixed water and gin to plague the wife of his bosom, as Macbethan witches mixed monstrous medleys to mar the fortune of Douglas; for though Pat in his cups is a comical chap, more given to fighting than fondling.

   • 1870 August 17, Bluebeard [pseudonym], “[Our California Letter. […]] Pangs of Conscience.”, in The Wheeling Daily Register, volume 8, number 207, Wheeling, W. Va., published 1 September 1870, →ISSN, →OCLC, page [3], column 3:

     By the way, writing of murders, is there not a great deal of fiction in the popular supposition that he who spills man’s blood becomes a victim to the gnawings of conscience, the pangs of remorse and various other unpleasant Macbethan sensations?

   • 1875 February 19, “[Covington.] Still Another Case of Ravishment.”, in The Cincinnati Enquirer, volume XXXIII, number 50, Cincinnati, Oh., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 7, column 3:

     The frequency of occurrences of this class justifies the Macbethan inquiry, “Will the line stretch out till the crack o’doom?”