Definition of Evelyn Waugh

1. Noun. English author of satirical novels (1903-1966).

Exact synonyms: Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh, Waugh
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Evelyn Waugh

Evans forceps
Evansville
Evanthia
Evariste Galois
Eve
Eve's pudding
Eve baiting
Eve teasings
Evel Knievel
Eveleen
Evelike
Eveline
Evelyn
Evelyn Arthur Saint John Waugh
Evelyn Waugh (current term)
Even
Evening Prayer
Evenk
Evenki
Evens
Everard
Everest
Everett
Everglade State
Everglades
Everglades National Park
Evergreen State
Evernia
Evers

Literary usage of Evelyn Waugh

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... Tony and Brenda were on a diet — Evelyn Waugh, A Handful of Dust, 1934 The exact meaning of unexceptional in the Evelyn Waugh quotation is questionable, ..."

2. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"If this man's work is original, then Eugene O'Neill, Franz Werfel, Sinclair Lewis, Thomas Mann and Evelyn Waugh are hacks. You can find equal originality in ..."

3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Honours and Awards Companion; of Literature (Royal Society of Literature awards): Dame Edith Sitwell (poet), Mr. Evelyn Waugh (novelist) ..."

4. Water Hazard by John Gunn (1995)
"... I'd been up doing my assignment for the creative writing course at Kuringai College. Compare any EM Forster opening chapter with any from Evelyn Waugh. ..."

5. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive!by Robert White, Phyllis White by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"... Leslie Howard and David Niven; and writers like Christopher Isherwood, who lived in Santa Monica Canyon; Aldous Huxley; and Evelyn Waugh, whose novel, ..."

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