Vectisian

English

Etymology

From Vectis +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /vɛkˈtiːz.i.ən/

Adjective

Vectisian (comparative more Vectisian, superlative most Vectisian)

1. (rare) Of or pertaining to the Isle of Wight.
   • 1857 October 17, “Observation and Inference”, in The Entomologist's Weekly Intelligencer‎, volume 3, number 55, E. Newman, page 17:

     We are not not going to discuss the causes which have induced the Vectesian agriculturalists to arrive at this conclusion; […]

   • 1947, Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis, The Trains We Loved‎, Allen:

     The first stretch of Vectesian railway to be encountered by most visitors from London belonged to none of the island railways.

   • 2005 August 27, Tony Davison, “Re:back”, in uk.misc‎ (Usenet):

     When did you last go to the IOW. Its been there donkeys years.¶ Probably what makes people scream when they use it and notice the signs of Vectisian maintenance,^[sic]

Anagrams

• inviscate, vaticines