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Nabokovesque

Nabokovesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.

Adjective

Nabokovesque (comparative more Nabokovesque, superlative most Nabokovesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.

Forms of Nabokovesque

comparativemore Nabokovesque
superlativemost Nabokovesque

Origin of Nabokovesque

From Nabokov + -esque.

Questions about Nabokovesque

What does Nabokovesque mean?
Nabokovesque means reminiscent of the works of Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977), characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.
What part of speech is Nabokovesque?
Nabokovesque is an adjective.

Words near Nabokovesque in the dictionary

  1. nabocklesh
  2. nabocklish
  3. naboctate
  4. nabokoite
  5. Nabokov
  6. Nabokovesque
  7. Nabokovian
  8. Nabokovism
  9. Nabokovisms
  10. Nabonidus
  11. naboom

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