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Jonsonesque

Jonsonesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Ben Jonson (1572-1637), English Renaissance satirical dramatist, poet, actor and contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Adjective

Jonsonesque (comparative more Jonsonesque, superlative most Jonsonesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Ben Jonson (1572-1637), English Renaissance satirical dramatist, poet, actor and contemporary of William Shakespeare.

Forms of Jonsonesque

comparativemore Jonsonesque
superlativemost Jonsonesque

Origin of Jonsonesque

From Jonson + -esque.

Questions about Jonsonesque

What does Jonsonesque mean?
Jonsonesque means reminiscent of the works of Ben Jonson (1572-1637), English Renaissance satirical dramatist, poet, actor and contemporary of William Shakespeare.
What part of speech is Jonsonesque?
Jonsonesque is an adjective.

Words near Jonsonesque in the dictionary

  1. Jonsa
  2. jonse
  3. Jonsen
  4. Jonsered
  5. Jonson
  6. Jonsonesque
  7. Jonsonian
  8. jonties
  9. jonty
  10. Jonval
  11. Jonval turbine

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