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Karloffian

Karloffian adjective: of or relating to Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt; 1887–1969), English actor known for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster and for other horror roles.

Adjective

Karloffian (comparative more Karloffian, superlative most Karloffian)

  1. Of or relating to Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt; 1887–1969), English actor known for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster and for other horror roles.

Forms of Karloffian

comparativemore Karloffian
superlativemost Karloffian

Origin of Karloffian

From Karloff + -ian.

Questions about Karloffian

What does Karloffian mean?
Karloffian means of or relating to Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt; 1887–1969), English actor known for his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster and for other horror roles.
What part of speech is Karloffian?
Karloffian is an adjective.

Words near Karloffian in the dictionary

  1. Karlings
  2. karlite
  3. Karlivka
  4. Karlobag
  5. Karloff
  6. Karloffian
  7. karlotoxin
  8. karlotoxins
  9. Karlovac
  10. Karlovačka
  11. Karlovy Vary

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