Vergilian

[ ver-jil-ee-uh n, -jil-yuh n ]

/ vərˈdʒɪl i ən, -ˈdʒɪl yən /

pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.

Origin of Vergilian

1505–15; < Latin Virgiliānus; see -an

pre-Ver·gil·i·an, adjective pseu·do-Ver·gil·i·an, adjective

A glow of inspiration that merits better than that of any living poet the high adjective, Vergilian.

Herbs and Apples |Helen Hay Whitney
And it suddenly impressed me as something poignant, as something with the Vergilian touch of tears in it.

The Prairie Wife |Arthur Stringer
Gavin Douglass of the Vergilian measure was bishop here, and Mrs. Oliphant has written stories round about.

The Spell of Scotland |Keith Clark
Nor is it for nothing that the fashion of Vergilian quotation so long dominated our parliamentary eloquence.

The Oxford Book of Latin Verse |Various

Was it an elaborate jest at the expense of Giovanni, the writer of Vergilian verse?

Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama |Walter W. Greg

Vergilian

/ (vəˈdʒɪlɪən) /

a variant spelling of Virgilian