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porcupinesque

porcupinesque adjective: resembling or characteristic of porcupines.

Adjective

porcupinesque (comparative more porcupinesque, superlative most porcupinesque)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of porcupines.
    • The whitewashed ocean floor is dimpled and pockmarked like the moon, and nestled into its craters and crevices are hundreds of sea urchins—spiny porcupinesque sunbursts of red, green, and purple-and a surprising number of large, shoe-sized abalone.1995, Lori McKean, Pacific Northwest Flavors: 150 Recipes from the Region's Farmland, Coastline, Mountains, and Cities, New York: Clarkson Potter, →ISBN, page 25
    • She wears a blue button up shirt, black pants, and has her short hair done up porcupinesque with countless clips.2003, Kevin Anthony Kautzman, Jesus Jones, Minneapolis, MN, →ISBN, page 44

Forms of porcupinesque

comparativemore porcupinesque
superlativemost porcupinesque

Origin of porcupinesque

From porcupine + -esque.

Questions about porcupinesque

What does porcupinesque mean?
Porcupinesque means resembling or characteristic of porcupines.
What part of speech is porcupinesque?
Porcupinesque is an adjective.

Words near porcupinesque in the dictionary

  1. porcupine-fish
  2. porcupine-fishes
  3. porcupinefish
  4. porcupinefishes
  5. porcupines
  6. porcupinesque
  7. porcupinish
  8. Pordenone
  9. pore
  10. pore over
  11. pore space

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