voltarean
/vɑlˈtɛriən/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of the French writer Voltaire, especially his wit, satire, and criticism of authority and religion.
- His voltarean style of writing made him both admired and feared by the political leaders of his time.
- The comedian's voltarean humor targeted hypocrisy in government and organized religion.
- She adopted a voltarean attitude, questioning every tradition with sharp irony.