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Maughamesque

Maughamesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright and novelist.

Adjective

Maughamesque (comparative more Maughamesque, superlative most Maughamesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright and novelist.

Forms of Maughamesque

comparativemore Maughamesque
superlativemost Maughamesque

Origin of Maughamesque

From Maugham + -esque.

Questions about Maughamesque

What does Maughamesque mean?
Maughamesque means reminiscent of the works of W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright and novelist.
What part of speech is Maughamesque?
Maughamesque is an adjective.

Words near Maughamesque in the dictionary

  1. mauger
  2. Maugeri
  3. Maugeris
  4. Maugers
  5. Maugham
  6. Maughamesque
  7. Maughamian
  8. Maughamish
  9. Maughams
  10. Maughan
  11. Maughans

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