# Barnesian

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to William Barnes (1801–1886), English polymath who wrote numerous poems, some in Dorset dialect, and advocated against borrowing foreign words into English.

## Etymology
From Barnes + -ian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/barnesian