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Potterish

Potterish adjective: synonym of Potteresque.

Adjective

Potterish (comparative more Potterish, superlative most Potterish)

  1. (informal) Synonym of Potteresque.
    • I've not seen any genuine Harry Potter merchandise barring the journals and card games. Mostly I've seen generic "Wizard Doll"s. It's this Potterish character sans scar in a black robe. A lightningbolt is across his chest and his wand has a little star on the end. Now HE drives me nuts.2001 September 22, Marlene Powell, “Dumbledore, McGonagall et al”, in alt.gothic (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026
    • If everything in books is true, then... ..."Harry Potter" is a real person along with all the potterish^([sic]) stuff. ...there is a real enormus peach with oversized insects (James and the Giant Peach).2002 April 23, mic, “beer for homer”, in alt.religion.simpsons (Usenet), archived from the original on 01 Jan 2026
    Synonyms:
    Potteresque

Synonyms of Potterish

Forms of Potterish

comparativemore Potterish
superlativemost Potterish

Origin of Potterish

From Potter + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Potteresque.

Questions about Potterish

What does Potterish mean?
Potterish means synonym of Potteresque.
What part of speech is Potterish?
Potterish is an adjective.

Words near Potterish in the dictionary

  1. pottering
  2. pottering about
  3. pottering around
  4. potteringly
  5. potterings
  6. Potterish
  7. Potterite
  8. Potterites
  9. Potterlock
  10. Pottermania
  11. Pottermaniac

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