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Poesque

Syllables: Po·esqueUK/pəʊˈɛsk//poʊˈɛsk/

Poesque is the alternative spelling of Poe-esque.

Meaning of Poe-esque

Adjective

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

  1. 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-like

Forms of Poesque

comparativemore Poesque
superlativemost Poesque

Words that rhyme with Poesque

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Questions about Poesque

What is Poesque the alternative spelling of?
Poesque is the alternative spelling of Poe-esque.
How do you pronounce Poesque?
Poesque is pronounced /pəʊˈɛsk/ (UK).

Words near Poesque in the dictionary

  1. poesie
  2. poesied
  3. poesies
  4. poesiless
  5. poesiology
  6. Poesque
  7. poesy
  8. poesying
  9. poet
  10. poet blouse
  11. poet blouses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Poesque (page history and authors); Poe-esque (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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