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Hello and welcome to six minute vocabulary with me Callum. And me Finn. In this programme, we're talking about an interesting type of adjective.

Yes, they're adjectives that are formed from the names of famous people, such as authors,

politicians and scientists. There'll be lots of examples.

But first, here's Ruth. She's talking about some common adjectives from names that we use.

And listen out for the answer to this question.

Which adjective comes from the name of the author George Orwell?

Here's Ruth.

Charles Dickens is regarded as the greatest novelist of Victorian England,

and many of his books describe the poverty of that time.

So what do we mean by Dickensian social conditions?

And what about an Orwellian future?

Have you read the book 1984 by the author George Orwell?

A Churchillian speech is clearly the kind of speech

made by the politician Winston Churchill.

And you can probably guess which famous people

these adjectives come from.

A Freudian slip and a thatchright outlook on life.

So that was Ruth and we... life. You're listening to BBC Learning English.

So that was Ruth and we asked you which adjective comes from the name of the author, George Orwell.

And the answer is Orwellian. The suffix I-A-N is often added to the names of famous writers and scientists to form new adjectives.

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