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Frankensteinish

Frankensteinish adjective: reminiscent of Frankenstein's monster; assembled irresponsibly from disparate parts.

Adjective

Frankensteinish (comparative more Frankensteinish, superlative most Frankensteinish)

  1. (informal) Reminiscent of Frankenstein's monster; assembled irresponsibly from disparate parts.
    • Some people think genetically-modified foods are risky, Frankensteinish creations.

Forms of Frankensteinish

comparativemore Frankensteinish
superlativemost Frankensteinish

Origin of Frankensteinish

From Frankenstein + -ish.

Questions about Frankensteinish

What does Frankensteinish mean?
Frankensteinish means reminiscent of Frankenstein's monster; assembled irresponsibly from disparate parts.
What part of speech is Frankensteinish?
Frankensteinish is an adjective.

Words near Frankensteinish in the dictionary

  1. frankensteinian doctor
  2. frankensteinian doctors
  3. frankensteinian monster
  4. frankensteinian monsters
  5. frankensteining
  6. Frankensteinish
  7. frankensteins
  8. Frankenstorm
  9. Frankenstorms
  10. Frankenswitch
  11. Frankenswitches

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