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Garboesque

Garboesque adjective: reminiscent of Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish actress primarily known for her work in the United States during Hollywood's silent film period.

Adjective

Garboesque (comparative more Garboesque, superlative most Garboesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish actress primarily known for her work in the United States during Hollywood's silent film period.

Forms of Garboesque

comparativemore Garboesque
superlativemost Garboesque

Origin of Garboesque

From Garbo + -esque.

Questions about Garboesque

What does Garboesque mean?
Garboesque means reminiscent of Greta Garbo (1905–1990), Swedish actress primarily known for her work in the United States during Hollywood's silent film period.
What part of speech is Garboesque?
Garboesque is an adjective.

Words near Garboesque in the dictionary

  1. garbo
  2. garboard
  3. garboard strake
  4. garboard strakes
  5. garboards
  6. Garboesque
  7. garboil
  8. garboils
  9. garbological
  10. garbologically
  11. garbologist

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