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Chandleresque

Chandleresque adjective: in the style of Raymond Chandler, typically using lyrical (and frequently exaggerated) similes.

Adjective

Chandleresque (comparative more Chandleresque, superlative most Chandleresque)

  1. In the style of Raymond Chandler, typically using lyrical (and frequently exaggerated) similes.

Forms of Chandleresque

comparativemore Chandleresque
superlativemost Chandleresque

Origin of Chandleresque

From Chandler + -esque.

Questions about Chandleresque

What does Chandleresque mean?
Chandleresque means in the style of Raymond Chandler, typically using lyrical (and frequently exaggerated) similes.
What part of speech is Chandleresque?
Chandleresque is an adjective.

Words near Chandleresque in the dictionary

  1. chandler
  2. Chandler wobble
  3. Chandler wobbles
  4. Chandler's Ford
  5. Chandlerese
  6. Chandleresque
  7. chandleress
  8. chandleresses
  9. Chandlerian
  10. chandleries
  11. chandlering

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