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Cronenbergian

Cronenbergian adjective: of or pertaining to David Paul Cronenberg (1943-), Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter and one of the principal originators of the body horror genre, or to his works.

Adjective

Cronenbergian (comparative more Cronenbergian, superlative most Cronenbergian)

  1. Of or pertaining to David Paul Cronenberg (1943-), Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter and one of the principal originators of the body horror genre, or to his works.
  2. (broadly) Pertaining to body horror.
    • "Aren't you HORRIFIED by my FREAKISH, CRONENBERGIAN METAMORPHOSIS?"2009, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), Number 1503: Nonplussed

Forms of Cronenbergian

comparativemore Cronenbergian
superlativemost Cronenbergian

Origin of Cronenbergian

From Cronenberg + -ian.

Questions about Cronenbergian

What does Cronenbergian mean?
Cronenbergian means of or pertaining to David Paul Cronenberg (1943-), Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter and one of the principal originators of the body horror genre, or to his works.
What part of speech is Cronenbergian?
Cronenbergian is an adjective.

Words near Cronenbergian in the dictionary

  1. cronells
  2. cronels
  3. cronem
  4. cronems
  5. Cronenberg
  6. Cronenbergian
  7. Cronenbergs
  8. crones
  9. cronet
  10. cronets
  11. Croney

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