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chameleonesque

chameleonesque adjective: resembling or characteristic of a chameleon.

Adjective

chameleonesque

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a chameleon.
    • He was a, quiet, suave, conservative young man, with whom I was associated in a business way; so pathetically willing to conform his philosophy of life to yours as to make him not colorless but chameleonesque.1926 January 2, Hanora Mary Denney, “O'Reilly, Bolshevik”, in America, volume 34, number 12, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 279
    • It was somebody’s party/You were wearing a black dress/Clinging to shadows/Chameleonesque2022 October 7, Wunderhorse, “Teal”, in Cub

Origin of chameleonesque

From chameleon + -esque.

Questions about chameleonesque

What does chameleonesque mean?
Chameleonesque means resembling or characteristic of a chameleon.
What part of speech is chameleonesque?
Chameleonesque is an adjective.

Words near chameleonesque in the dictionary

  1. chameleon plants
  2. chameleon schema
  3. chameleon schemas
  4. chameleon vine
  5. chameleon-like
  6. chameleonesque
  7. chameleonic
  8. chameleonically
  9. chameleonid
  10. chameleonise
  11. chameleonised

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