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golemesque

golemesque adjective: resembling or reminiscent of golems.

Adjective

golemesque (comparative more golemesque, superlative most golemesque)

  1. Resembling or reminiscent of golems.
    • First of all, to my tireless and doughty editor, Fred ("Momma Bear") Ramey, who licked this distasteful cub into shape from its golemesque beginnings2006, Marc Estrin, Golem Song, Unbridled Books, page 355
    • A more menacing example of golemesque creation can be found in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.2008, Davin Heckman, A Small World: Smart Houses and the Dream of the Perfect Day, Duke University Press, page 185

Forms of golemesque

comparativemore golemesque
superlativemost golemesque

Origin of golemesque

From golem + -esque.

Questions about golemesque

What does golemesque mean?
Golemesque means resembling or reminiscent of golems.
What part of speech is golemesque?
Golemesque is an adjective.

Words near golemesque in the dictionary

  1. Golec
  2. golem
  3. Golembiewski
  4. Golembiewskis
  5. Golembiowski
  6. golemesque
  7. golemic
  8. golemlike
  9. golems
  10. Golenbock
  11. Golenbocks

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