Oxfordesque
Oxfordesque adjective: resembling or characteristic of the University of Oxford.
Adjective
Oxfordesque (comparative more Oxfordesque, superlative most Oxfordesque)
- Resembling or characteristic of the University of Oxford.
- Yes, the sudden, forced move to the sleazy new building at the unfashionable end of campus, after their splendid Oxfordesque castle had been co-opted by the fascists, had definitely taken a constipating effect on the flow of ideas in and around the Anthropology Department.1994, Tom Bradley, Acting Alone, BrownTrout Publishers, Inc. (hardcover) (softcover), chapter 10, 87
- Edward Mellon's drawings depicted the tall structure Bowman required, but also included a number of odd-shaped Oxfordesque quadrangles surrounding the structure.2006, Christian K. Anderson, “Building an Icon: The Rise and Fall of John G. Bowman, Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, 1921-1945”, in Roger L. Geiger, editor, Iconic Leaders in Higher...
Forms of Oxfordesque
| comparative | more Oxfordesque |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Oxfordesque |
Origin of Oxfordesque
From Oxford + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Oxfordish.
Questions about Oxfordesque
- What does Oxfordesque mean?
- Oxfordesque means resembling or characteristic of the University of Oxford.
- What part of speech is Oxfordesque?
- Oxfordesque is an adjective.
Words near Oxfordesque in the dictionary
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