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Jonahesque

Jonahesque adjective: reminiscent of the Biblical prophet Jonah, who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.

Adjective

Jonahesque (comparative more Jonahesque, superlative most Jonahesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the Biblical prophet Jonah, who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.

Forms of Jonahesque

comparativemore Jonahesque
superlativemost Jonahesque

Origin of Jonahesque

From Jonah + -esque.

Questions about Jonahesque

What does Jonahesque mean?
Jonahesque means reminiscent of the Biblical prophet Jonah, who was cast into the sea and swallowed by a great fish.
What part of speech is Jonahesque?
Jonahesque is an adjective.

Words near Jonahesque in the dictionary

  1. Jonagolds
  2. Jonah
  3. Jonah crab
  4. Jonah crabs
  5. Jonah fishing
  6. Jonahesque
  7. Jonahs
  8. Jonas
  9. Jonasson
  10. Jonassons
  11. jonathan

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