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Cummingsesque

Cummingsesque adjective: reminiscent or characteristic of Edward Estlin Cummings (1894–1962), American writer and painter noted for his syntactically idiosyncratic poetry.

Adjective

Cummingsesque (comparative more Cummingsesque, superlative most Cummingsesque)

  1. Reminiscent or characteristic of Edward Estlin Cummings (1894–1962), American writer and painter noted for his syntactically idiosyncratic poetry.

Forms of Cummingsesque

comparativemore Cummingsesque
superlativemost Cummingsesque

Origin of Cummingsesque

From Cummings + -esque.

Questions about Cummingsesque

What does Cummingsesque mean?
Cummingsesque means reminiscent or characteristic of Edward Estlin Cummings (1894–1962), American writer and painter noted for his syntactically idiosyncratic poetry.
What part of speech is Cummingsesque?
Cummingsesque is an adjective.

Words near Cummingsesque in the dictionary

  1. cummie
  2. cummies
  3. cummin
  4. cumming
  5. Cummings
  6. Cummingsesque
  7. Cummingston
  8. Cummington
  9. cummingtonite
  10. cummingtonites
  11. cummingtonitic

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