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Kiplingesque

Kiplingesque adjective: suggestive of Rudyard Kipling or his writings.

Adjective

Kiplingesque (comparative more Kiplingesque, superlative most Kiplingesque)

  1. Suggestive of Rudyard Kipling or his writings.
    • The atmosphere is established in a truly Kiplingesque manner by the explanation of the first sketch — "A Retired Gentleman."1919, Catholic World
    • He's been sucked in by all that Kiplingesque double-talk that transformed India from a place where plain ordinary greedy Englishmen carved something out...1975, Paul Scott, A Division of the Spoils

Forms of Kiplingesque

comparativemore Kiplingesque
superlativemost Kiplingesque

Origin of Kiplingesque

From Kipling + -esque.

Questions about Kiplingesque

What does Kiplingesque mean?
Kiplingesque means suggestive of Rudyard Kipling or his writings.
What part of speech is Kiplingesque?
Kiplingesque is an adjective.

Words near Kiplingesque in the dictionary

  1. Kipjak
  2. Kipjaks
  3. Kipling
  4. Kiplingcotes
  5. Kiplingese
  6. Kiplingesque
  7. Kiplingian
  8. Kiplingism
  9. Kiplingisms
  10. Kiplings
  11. Kipman

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