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Gibbonesque

Gibbonesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.

Adjective

Gibbonesque (comparative more Gibbonesque, superlative most Gibbonesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.

Forms of Gibbonesque

comparativemore Gibbonesque
superlativemost Gibbonesque

Origin of Gibbonesque

From Gibbon + -esque.

Questions about Gibbonesque

What does Gibbonesque mean?
Gibbonesque means reminiscent of the works of Edward Gibbon (1737–1794), English historian.
What part of speech is Gibbonesque?
Gibbonesque is an adjective.

Words near Gibbonesque in the dictionary

  1. gibble-gabble
  2. gibbled
  3. Gibbles
  4. gibblets
  5. gibbon
  6. Gibbonesque
  7. Gibboney
  8. Gibboneys
  9. Gibbonian
  10. gibbons
  11. Gibbons-Hawking-York boundary term

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