Fabian
WordNet
adjective
(1) Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation
"A fabian policy"
(2) Of or relating to Fabianism
"The Fabian society"
noun
(3) A member of the Fabian Society in Britain
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From the , belonging to Fabius, a Roman family name (borne by a general who won by avoiding decisive contests), possibly derived from .
Adjective
- Advocating that socialism be reached through a series of gradual and moderate reforms; believing in the slogan, The movement is everything, the goal is nothing; relating to the Fabian Society, a British socialist society advocating reformist socialism.
Noun
- A fabian socialist, a gradualist socialist; a member of the Fabian Society.
Proper noun
- borne by an early pope. Rare in English.