Chekhovian

[ che-koh-vee-uh n, -kaw-fee-, -kof-ee-; chek-aw-fee-uh n, -of-ee- ]

/ tʃɛˈkoʊ vi ən, -ˈkɔ fi-, -ˈkɒf i-; ˈtʃɛk ɔ fi ən, -ɒf i- /

of, relating to, or characteristic of Anton Chekhov or his writings, especially as they are evocative of a mood of introspection and frustration.

Origin of Chekhovian

First recorded in 1920–25; Chekhov + -ian

But at the same time there is a Chekhovian side of Coward waiting to be mined.

Rupert Everett Unleashed |Kevin Sessums |April 6, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Well, not quite Chekhovian, but it that Chekhovian moment of intimacy that just sort of wafts away.

My Conversation with John Updike |Barbara Probst Solomon |January 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But it is his prodigious fantasy that makes the point of his departure from the Chekhovian formula.

The Old House and Other Tales |Feodor Sologub
O, the overwhelming depth of these simple, ordinary, very Chekhovian words!

Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov |Maxim Gorky

His Chekhovian mots and those little traits that astonish us by their neatness and appositeness, he often took direct from life.

Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov |Maxim Gorky
He invented wonderful Chekhovian names, of which I now—alas!

Reminiscences of Anton Chekhov |Maxim Gorky