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Plimptonesque

Plimptonesque adjective: in a style reminiscent of George Plimpton (1927–2003), American sports writer.

Adjective

Plimptonesque (comparative more Plimptonesque, superlative most Plimptonesque)

  1. In a style reminiscent of George Plimpton (1927–2003), American sports writer.

Forms of Plimptonesque

comparativemore Plimptonesque
superlativemost Plimptonesque

Origin of Plimptonesque

From Plimpton + -esque.

Questions about Plimptonesque

What does Plimptonesque mean?
Plimptonesque means in a style reminiscent of George Plimpton (1927–2003), American sports writer.
What part of speech is Plimptonesque?
Plimptonesque is an adjective.

Words near Plimptonesque in the dictionary

  1. Plimmers
  2. Plimmerton
  3. plimmies
  4. plimming
  5. Plimpton
  6. Plimptonesque
  7. Plimptonian
  8. Plimptons
  9. plims
  10. plimsol
  11. plimsole

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