/ Dictionary / Index O Orwellian: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Or•well•i•an Pronunciation: (ôr-wel'ē-un), [key] of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of George Orwell or the totalitarian future described in his antiutopian novel 1984 (1949). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: orwellian (Thesaurus) Orwell -ory Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language