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1. (adj.) Fabian
seeking victory by delay and harassment rather than by a decisive battle, as in the manner of Fabius Maximus defeating Hannibal in the Second Punic War.
2. Fabian
of or pertaining to the Fabian Society.
3. (n.) Fabian
a member of or sympathizer with the Fabian Society.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < L Fabiānus)
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1. (adj) Fabian
a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
2. (adj) Fabian
of or relating to Fabianism
"the Fabian society"
3. (adj) fabian
using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation
"a fabian policy"
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1. (adj) Fabian
of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest
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