English

Adjective

Nelsonian ‎(comparative more Nelsonian, superlative most Nelsonian)

1. Of or relating to Horatio Nelson.
   • 1999, Sanford V. Sternlicht, C. S. Forester and the Hornblower Saga (page 89)

     It ended as a fictional epic of a successful British naval officer, cast in the Nelsonian mold, who was born in obscurity on July 4, 1776, and who survived shot and shoal to live into an honored old age.

Derived terms

• Nelsonian knowledge