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Chandlerish

Chandlerish adjective: resembling the work of author Raymond Chandler in style or theme.

Adjective

Chandlerish (comparative more Chandlerish, superlative most Chandlerish)

  1. Resembling the work of author Raymond Chandler in style or theme
    • […] Polanski has been completing with the writer Robert Towne the script for his new movie, a Chandlerish detective story of the thirties, "Chinatown" […]1973, The New York Times biographical service, volume 4, New York Times & Arno Press, page 1518
    • Broadbent's smoky, sultry originals "The Long Goodbye" and "Lady In The Lake" uphold the album's Chandlerish spirit.1992 August 15, Billboard, volume 104, number 33, page 57

Forms of Chandlerish

comparativemore Chandlerish
superlativemost Chandlerish

Origin of Chandlerish

From Chandler + -ish, after writer Raymond Chandler.

Questions about Chandlerish

What does Chandlerish mean?
Chandlerish means resembling the work of author Raymond Chandler in style or theme.
What part of speech is Chandlerish?
Chandlerish is an adjective.

Words near Chandlerish in the dictionary

  1. chandleress
  2. chandleresses
  3. Chandlerian
  4. chandleries
  5. chandlering
  6. Chandlerish
  7. Chandlerism
  8. Chandlerisms
  9. chandlerly
  10. chandlers
  11. Chandlers Creek

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