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Gorgonesque

Gorgonesque adjective: resembling a gorgon; Gorgonean.

Adjective

Gorgonesque (comparative more Gorgonesque, superlative most Gorgonesque)

  1. Resembling a gorgon; Gorgonean.

Forms of Gorgonesque

comparativemore Gorgonesque
superlativemost Gorgonesque

Origin of Gorgonesque

From gorgon + -esque.

Questions about Gorgonesque

What does Gorgonesque mean?
Gorgonesque means resembling a gorgon; Gorgonean.
What part of speech is Gorgonesque?
Gorgonesque is an adjective.

Words near Gorgonesque in the dictionary

  1. gorgonaceans
  2. gorgonaceous
  3. Gorgonean
  4. gorgoneia
  5. gorgoneion
  6. Gorgonesque
  7. gorgonian
  8. gorgonians
  9. gorgoniid
  10. gorgoniids
  11. gorgonin

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