Armstrongian

From Armstrong +‎ -ian.

Armstrongian (comparative more Armstrongian, superlative most Armstrongian)

1. Of or relating to David Malet Armstrong (1926–2014), Australian philosopher, known for his work on metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.
   • 1995, John Bacon, “Weak Supervenience Supervenes”, in Elias E. Savellos, Ümit D. Yalçın, editors, Supervenience: New Essays, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 103:

     Of course, the Bs and the Ss here could be properties, as in Armstrong's own illustration (similarities supervening on shared properties). But it appears that, even for properties, Armstrongian supervenience is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for weak supervenience.

2. Of or relating to Louis Armstrong, American trumpet player and composer.
   • 1985, Gary Giddins, Rhythm-a-Ning: Jazz Tradition and Innovation in the '80s, page 51:

     A personalized, melancholy statement with authentic drama, and a vividly Armstrongian open-horn finish.

   • 1987, Raymond Queneau, The Skin of Dreams, page 93:

     There were also women, there. A pianist was playing, Chicago style, accompanied by a trumpeter who was not without class although a little too armstrongian to be truly personal.

   • 2001, Gary Giddins, Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong, page 143:

     Louis's rhythm section and the backing by Trummy Young and clarinetist Joe Darensbourg were right on the money, and his trumpet solo and burnished vocal were ringingly, inimitably Armstrongian.