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Gollumesque

Gollumesque adjective: resembling Gollum, a monster from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth.

Adjective

Gollumesque (comparative more Gollumesque, superlative most Gollumesque)

  1. Resembling Gollum, a monster from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth.
    • Just then Newo noticed something scuttle across Labertha’s stomach. It was sort of small and wiry with a slightly oversized head, Gollumesque if you will.2003, Charlie Hamilton James, The Matewix, London: HarperCollinsEntertainment, page 182
    • He was quivering in the corner, a nasty, scrawny, Gollumesque type creature, scared, spitting, snarling, panting, knowing I was on the attack, a cornered beast!2009, Ben Gander, OCD & ME, Gander Publications, page 141

Forms of Gollumesque

comparativemore Gollumesque
superlativemost Gollumesque

Origin of Gollumesque

From Gollum + -esque.

Questions about Gollumesque

What does Gollumesque mean?
Gollumesque means resembling Gollum, a monster from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth.
What part of speech is Gollumesque?
Gollumesque is an adjective.

Words near Gollumesque in the dictionary

  1. golloping
  2. gollops
  3. golls
  4. Gollum
  5. Gollumed
  6. Gollumesque
  7. Golluming
  8. gollumish
  9. Gollums
  10. gollumshark
  11. gollumsharks

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