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Hogwarts-esque

Hogwarts-esque adjective: resembling or characteristic of Hogwarts.

Adjective

Hogwarts-esque (comparative more Hogwarts-esque, superlative most Hogwarts-esque)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Hogwarts.
    • > Hermione Youlanda Ruby Clinton-Baddeley played Ellen, the Banks' Maid. / Interesting... Though if there were any British actress that our Hermio-ninny was named after, I would like it to be Hermione Gingold (Who once *did* play a Hogwarts-esque witch).2001 August 13, Dave Hardenbrook, “Is Rowling a Mary Poppins fan?”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)
    • The castle will masquerade as the same location played by Toronto’s Casa Loma — Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, a Hogwarts-esque academy where telepathic Prof. Charles Xavier (Stewart) teaches mutants-in-training to control their superpowers.2002 May 29, Michael D. Reid, “X-Men to save universe at Royal Roads”, in Times Colonist, 144th year, number 167, Victoria, B.C., page C1, column 3

Synonyms of Hogwarts-esque

Forms of Hogwarts-esque

comparativemore Hogwarts-esque
superlativemost Hogwarts-esque
alternative formHogwartsesque

Origin of Hogwarts-esque

From Hogwarts + -esque.

Questions about Hogwarts-esque

What does Hogwarts-esque mean?
Hogwarts-esque means resembling or characteristic of Hogwarts.
What part of speech is Hogwarts-esque?
Hogwarts-esque is an adjective.

Words near Hogwarts-esque in the dictionary

  1. hogward
  2. hogwards
  3. Hogwartian
  4. Hogwartians
  5. Hogwarts
  6. Hogwarts-esque
  7. Hogwarts-ian
  8. Hogwartsesque
  9. Hogwartsian
  10. Hogwartsians
  11. Hogwartsier

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