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Mitfordesque

Mitfordesque adjective: reminiscent of Nancy Mitford (1904–1973), English writer, known for her novels about upper-class life in England and France and for her sharp and often provocative wit.

Adjective

Mitfordesque (comparative more Mitfordesque, superlative most Mitfordesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Nancy Mitford (1904–1973), English writer, known for her novels about upper-class life in England and France and for her sharp and often provocative wit.
    • (I love romantic folksy English names like Tansy and Violet, Ralph likes Mitfordesque names like Pamela and Daphne)2008, Rachel Johnson, Shire Hell, Penguin UK, →ISBN

Forms of Mitfordesque

comparativemore Mitfordesque
superlativemost Mitfordesque

Origin of Mitfordesque

From Mitford + -esque.

Questions about Mitfordesque

What does Mitfordesque mean?
Mitfordesque means reminiscent of Nancy Mitford (1904–1973), English writer, known for her novels about upper-class life in England and France and for her sharp and often provocative wit.
What part of speech is Mitfordesque?
Mitfordesque is an adjective.

Words near Mitfordesque in the dictionary

  1. miterworts
  2. mites
  3. mitey
  4. miteys
  5. Mitford
  6. Mitfordesque
  7. Mitfordian
  8. mitgehen
  9. mithai
  10. mithan
  11. mither

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