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Carlylesque

Carlylesque adjective: characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.

Adjective

Carlylesque (comparative more Carlylesque, superlative most Carlylesque)

  1. Characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.

Forms of Carlylesque

comparativemore Carlylesque
superlativemost Carlylesque

Origin of Carlylesque

From Carlyle + -esque.

Questions about Carlylesque

What does Carlylesque mean?
Carlylesque means characteristic of Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881), Scottish essayist and historian.
What part of speech is Carlylesque?
Carlylesque is an adjective.

Words near Carlylesque in the dictionary

  1. Carlyle circle
  2. Carlyle circles
  3. Carlylean
  4. Carlyleian
  5. Carlylese
  6. Carlylesque
  7. Carlylian
  8. Carlylism
  9. Carlylisms
  10. Carmack
  11. Carmacks

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