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animesque

/ˌæn.ɪ.meɪˈɛsk/

animesque adjective: resembling or with aspects characteristic of anime.

Adjective

animesque (comparative more animesque, superlative most animesque)

  1. Resembling or with aspects characteristic of anime.
    • Whilst it doesn't include anything specifically anime, there are a variety of animesque elements to the event and I'm sure some of you will find something of interest there...2002, Happosai, “[Event] Jam:Tokyo-London”, in uk.media.animation.anime (Usenet)
    • His blush increasing to truly animesque proportions, the younger conjoined mutant/immortal scuffs one toe against the floor...2003, skyefire, “AAE 8: Catch-up and wrap-up”, in alt.callahans (Usenet)

Forms of animesque

comparativemore animesque
superlativemost animesque

Origin of animesque

From anime + -esque.

Questions about animesque

What does animesque mean?
Animesque means resembling or with aspects characteristic of anime.
What part of speech is animesque?
Animesque is an adjective.
How do you pronounce animesque?
Animesque is pronounced /ˌæn.ɪ.meɪˈɛsk/.

Words near animesque in the dictionary

  1. animelike
  2. animelles
  3. Animere
  4. animes
  5. Animesh
  6. animesque
  7. animeverse
  8. animeverses
  9. Animikean
  10. animikite
  11. animism

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