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Crippenesque

Crippenesque adjective: reminiscent of Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862–1910), American doctor who famously murdered his wife.

Adjective

Crippenesque (comparative more Crippenesque, superlative most Crippenesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862–1910), American doctor who famously murdered his wife.

Forms of Crippenesque

comparativemore Crippenesque
superlativemost Crippenesque

Origin of Crippenesque

From Crippen + -esque.

Questions about Crippenesque

What does Crippenesque mean?
Crippenesque means reminiscent of Hawley Harvey Crippen (1862–1910), American doctor who famously murdered his wife.
What part of speech is Crippenesque?
Crippenesque is an adjective.

Words near Crippenesque in the dictionary

  1. cripes
  2. cripped
  3. Cripped out
  4. cripped up
  5. Crippen
  6. Crippenesque
  7. Crippens
  8. cripping
  9. Cripping out
  10. cripping up
  11. cripple

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