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Mario-esque

Mario-esque is the alternative spelling of Marioesque.

Meaning of Marioesque

Adjective

Marioesque (comparative more Marioesque, superlative most Marioesque)

  1. Resembling the character Mario or the games in which he appears, typified by bright, cheerful environments, platform obstacles, and often the rescue of a princess from a monster.
    • Or the clever blend of puzzles and hair raisingly, chilling battles in the kitchen of the conway estate with undead chefs whipping meat cleavers at me, while I mow em down with my shotgun in Killing time, or The Marioesque approach to a 3-d shooter's paradise that is bladeforce, lotsa secrets, but...1995, Emeka B. Okwuje, “Survey: How many of you are thinking about getting a 3DO”, in rec.games.video.sony (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    Mariolike

Forms of Mario-esque

comparativemore Mario-esque
superlativemost Mario-esque

Questions about Mario-esque

What is Mario-esque the alternative spelling of?
Mario-esque is the alternative spelling of Marioesque.

Words near Mario-esque in the dictionary

  1. Mario Karted
  2. Mario Karter
  3. Mario Karters
  4. Mario Karting
  5. Mario Karts
  6. Mario-esque
  7. Marioesque
  8. Mariolater
  9. Mariolaters
  10. Mariolatrie
  11. Mariolatries

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