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Poe-like

UK/ˈpəʊlaɪk/US/ˈpoʊˌlaɪk/

Poe-like adjective: synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).

Adjective

Poe-like (comparative more Poe-like, superlative most Poe-like)

  1. Synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).
    Synonyms:
    Poean, Poeish, Poe-esque

Synonyms of Poe-like

Forms of Poe-like

comparativemore Poe-like
superlativemost Poe-like

Origin of Poe-like

From Poe + -like (suffix meaning ‘resembling’ forming adjectives).

Questions about Poe-like

What does Poe-like mean?
Poe-like means synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).
What part of speech is Poe-like?
Poe-like is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Poe-like?
Poe-like is pronounced /ˈpəʊlaɪk/ (UK).

Words near Poe-like in the dictionary

  1. podzoluvisol
  2. podzoluvisols
  3. poe
  4. Poe's Law
  5. Poe-esque
  6. Poe-like
  7. POEA
  8. PoEAA
  9. Poean
  10. poebird
  11. poebirds

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