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Paxmanesque

Paxmanesque adjective: reminiscent of the forthright and abrasive interviewing style of Jeremy Paxman (born 1950), English broadcaster and journalist.

Adjective

Paxmanesque (comparative more Paxmanesque, superlative most Paxmanesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the forthright and abrasive interviewing style of Jeremy Paxman (born 1950), English broadcaster and journalist.
    • Worse, Justin cracked after only ten minutes of Paxmanesque grilling and confessed to once passively inhaling the smoke from a joint […]2013, Joanna Nadin, The Rachel Riley Diaries: The Meaning of Life

Forms of Paxmanesque

comparativemore Paxmanesque
superlativemost Paxmanesque

Origin of Paxmanesque

From Paxman + -esque.

Questions about Paxmanesque

What does Paxmanesque mean?
Paxmanesque means reminiscent of the forthright and abrasive interviewing style of Jeremy Paxman (born 1950), English broadcaster and journalist.
What part of speech is Paxmanesque?
Paxmanesque is an adjective.

Words near Paxmanesque in the dictionary

  1. paxite
  2. paxiuba
  3. paxiubas
  4. Paxlovid
  5. Paxman
  6. Paxmanesque
  7. Paxo
  8. Paxoi
  9. Paxos
  10. Paxson
  11. Paxsons

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