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Batmanesque

Batmanesque adjective: resembling or reminiscent of the DC superhero Batman or his media.

Adjective

Batmanesque (comparative more Batmanesque, superlative most Batmanesque)

  1. Resembling or reminiscent of the DC superhero Batman or his media.
    • Anyone out there been watchin this show? I think it is pretty good. Very different from what Disney has donein the past. It is kind of Batmanesque in nature and pretty violent.1995 March 11, lipman john, ba amst, “Gargoyles”, in rec.arts.disney (Usenet)
    • Remember when the dogs ate the kidnapped child's bones? Before that point, Rorshach was essentially "normal", Batmanesque (whether "Batmanesque" qualifies as "normal" is a discussion for another time.)1998 May 18, bat...@earthlink.net, “Just read "Watchmen"...”, in rec.arts.comics.misc (Usenet)

Forms of Batmanesque

comparativemore Batmanesque
superlativemost Batmanesque
alternative formBatman-esque

Origin of Batmanesque

From Batman + -esque.

Questions about Batmanesque

What does Batmanesque mean?
Batmanesque means resembling or reminiscent of the DC superhero Batman or his media.
What part of speech is Batmanesque?
Batmanesque is an adjective.

Words near Batmanesque in the dictionary

  1. batmaker
  2. batmakers
  3. batman
  4. Batman angle
  5. Batman angles
  6. Batmanesque
  7. Batmania
  8. Batmaniac
  9. Batmaniacs
  10. Batmanish
  11. Batmanlike

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