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Gandalfian

Gandalfian adjective: of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Adjective

Gandalfian (comparative more Gandalfian, superlative most Gandalfian)

  1. Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
    • Weary Betsy blew a Gandalfian smoke-ring.2002, Glen Duncan, I, Lucifer, Scribner, →ISBN, page 123
    • Above the beard his face was unmasked and very thin, concave cheeks falling away from jutting bones, his eyes sunken deep in their sockets under tufted Gandalfian brows.2007, Amanda Hemingway, The Poisoned Crown, Del Rey, →ISBN, page 291

Synonyms of Gandalfian

Forms of Gandalfian

comparativemore Gandalfian
superlativemost Gandalfian

Origin of Gandalfian

From Gandalf + -ian.

Questions about Gandalfian

What does Gandalfian mean?
Gandalfian means of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
What part of speech is Gandalfian?
Gandalfian is an adjective.

Words near Gandalfian in the dictionary

  1. Gand Island
  2. Ganda
  3. Gandaki
  4. Gandalf
  5. Gandalfesque
  6. Gandalfian
  7. Gandalfish
  8. gandang
  9. Gandangara
  10. Gandangarra
  11. gandangs

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