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Blytonesque

Blytonesque adjective: in the style of Enid Blyton (1897–1968), British children's writer, whose works are characterised by harmless mysteries investigated by wholesome children.

Adjective

Blytonesque (comparative more Blytonesque, superlative most Blytonesque)

  1. In the style of Enid Blyton (1897–1968), British children's writer, whose works are characterised by harmless mysteries investigated by wholesome children.
    Synonyms:
    Blytonish

Synonyms of Blytonesque

Forms of Blytonesque

comparativemore Blytonesque
superlativemost Blytonesque

Origin of Blytonesque

From Blyton + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Blytonish.

Questions about Blytonesque

What does Blytonesque mean?
Blytonesque means in the style of Enid Blyton (1897–1968), British children's writer, whose works are characterised by harmless mysteries investigated by wholesome children.
What part of speech is Blytonesque?
Blytonesque is an adjective.

Words near Blytonesque in the dictionary

  1. Blythes
  2. Blytheville
  3. Blythewood
  4. Blythswood
  5. Blyton
  6. Blytonesque
  7. Blytonian
  8. Blytonish
  9. Blytons
  10. Blândești
  11. blåhaj

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