A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
Used in a Sentence
adrian
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for adrian.
Editorial note
As noted on the page, the browser archive was the work of Adrian Roselli who lives up near Buffalo, NY I think.
Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of adrian gathered in one view.
A surname.
A village in Livada, Satu Mare County, Romania.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for adrian.
noun
A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
noun
A surname.
noun
A village in Livada, Satu Mare County, Romania.
noun
A village in Gurghiu, Mureș County, Romania.
Example sentences
As noted on the page, the browser archive was the work of Adrian Roselli who lives up near Buffalo, NY I think.
Most of the jumpers I have met so far are highly intelligent individuals somewhere on the autism spectrum (Matt G, Zach T, Adrian W).
The point Adrian was trying to drive home is that for any quantifiable skill we can measure we find that there is a bell-curve across candidates.
The talent myth as Adrian describes it is one of stereotyping: there's no data to accurately measure skill in programming so we simplify things in our heads and believe you're either talented or not.
So much so that when Adrian Chen went to Russia to interview people, the Russian propaganda factory set up him with an interview with a neo-Nazi and then ran stories about Chen's neo-Nazi sympathies.
(We had also previously worked on Func together with Adrian Likins, who wrote most of up2date, which was also a great experience - Seth knocked out most of the fun SSL parts).
Think about that: we know Adrian Chen did not in fact go to Russia to make common cause with neo-Nazi groups, so the most likely interpretation of those photos is: some or all of that neo-Nazi group is on the payroll of Russian propaganda groups.
Quote examples
Adrian has the phrase "make something useful" in his DNA.
Adrian Newey, the greatest designer in the history of the sport, is fond of saying that "there is no such thing as the spirit of the rules".
> But Adrian Ludwig, the lead engineer for Android Security, told NPR the flaw ranks as "high" in their hierarchy of severity; and they've notified partners and already sent a fix to the smartphone makers who use Android.
The greatest tragedy here is that there's whole lot of people with binary perception amounting to "with us or against us" who can't tolerate the tought that there may be valid points raised by other side, and thus dismissing (or more often flaming) either Adrian Chmielarz or Anita Sarkesian voices simply because they are on wrong side.
Proper noun examples
That being said, the submission is to someone's (Adrian's) interpretation of the work, and is arguably more useful than just linking at the pdf itself.
Email me (Adrian Holovaty) at adrian@soundslice.com.
Raymond is almost always 100% right, but in this case he (or Adrian) is a bit off.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use adrian in a sentence?
As noted on the page, the browser archive was the work of Adrian Roselli who lives up near Buffalo, NY I think.
What does adrian mean?
A male given name from Latin or Etruscan.
What part of speech is adrian?
adrian is commonly used as noun.