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Poundesque

Poundesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.

Adjective

Poundesque (comparative more Poundesque, superlative most Poundesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.

Forms of Poundesque

comparativemore Poundesque
superlativemost Poundesque

Origin of Poundesque

From Pound + -esque.

Questions about Poundesque

What does Poundesque mean?
Poundesque means reminiscent of the works of Ezra Pound (1885–1972), American modernist poet involved in developing imagism.
What part of speech is Poundesque?
Poundesque is an adjective.

Words near Poundesque in the dictionary

  1. pounded sand into a rathole
  2. pounded the pavement
  3. pounded yam
  4. pounder
  5. pounders
  6. Poundesque
  7. Poundian
  8. poundies
  9. poundin'
  10. pounding
  11. pounding a beat

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