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penguinesque

penguinesque adjective: resembling or characteristic of a penguin.

Adjective

penguinesque (comparative more penguinesque, superlative most penguinesque)

  1. (colloquial) Resembling or characteristic of a penguin.
    • When she wasn't using them to write on a chalkboard or to help her articulate finer points of our religious training, they were usually concealed within the folds of her penguinesque habit.2011, Tim O'Donnell, A View from the Back Pew

Synonyms of penguinesque

Forms of penguinesque

comparativemore penguinesque
superlativemost penguinesque

Origin of penguinesque

From penguin + -esque.

Questions about penguinesque

What does penguinesque mean?
Penguinesque means resembling or characteristic of a penguin.
What part of speech is penguinesque?
Penguinesque is an adjective.

Words near penguinesque in the dictionary

  1. penguinarium
  2. penguinariums
  3. penguineries
  4. penguinery
  5. penguinese
  6. penguinesque
  7. penguinish
  8. penguinless
  9. penguinlike
  10. penguinone
  11. penguinries

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