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Larkinesque

Larkinesque adjective: resembling the works or themes of Philip Larkin (1922–1985), English poet and novelist; colloquial, reflective, ironically understated, lugubrious, etc.

Adjective

Larkinesque (comparative more Larkinesque, superlative most Larkinesque)

  1. Resembling the works or themes of Philip Larkin (1922–1985), English poet and novelist; colloquial, reflective, ironically understated, lugubrious, etc.

Forms of Larkinesque

comparativemore Larkinesque
superlativemost Larkinesque

Origin of Larkinesque

From Larkin + -esque.

Questions about Larkinesque

What does Larkinesque mean?
Larkinesque means resembling the works or themes of Philip Larkin (1922–1985), English poet and novelist; colloquial, reflective, ironically understated, lugubrious, etc.
What part of speech is Larkinesque?
Larkinesque is an adjective.

Words near Larkinesque in the dictionary

  1. Larkhill
  2. larkier
  3. larkiest
  4. larkily
  5. Larkin
  6. Larkinesque
  7. larkiness
  8. larking
  9. larking about
  10. larking around
  11. larkingly

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