Smithian adjective3 •Of or characteristic of the theories of the political economist Adam Smith (1723–1790).Smith's ideas inform Austen's most beloved novel too. In Pride and Prejudice, the idea of pride is Smithian. — 2025 •Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Smith. •Of a regional geological stage of the Early Triassic epoch (249.7 – 247.4 Ma; preceded by the Dienerian and followed by the Spathian). formsmore Smithian · most Smithian