One who overemphasizes importance of Latin grammatical rules, such as not ending sentences with prepositions or never splitting infinitives, in non-Latin languages; an officious latinist
John Dryden's meddlesome objections to Ben Jonson ending a sentence with a preposition reveals him to be quite a drydean.
by SavageSquad67 January 30, 2026
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