rigmarolish
US/ɹɪɡməɹoʊlɪʃ/
rigmarolish adjective: of or pertaining to a rigmarole; excessively elaborate, protracted, or diffuse.
Adjective
rigmarolish (comparative more rigmarolish, superlative most rigmarolish)
- Of or pertaining to a rigmarole; excessively elaborate, protracted, or diffuse.
- His essays were always dry, dense, and rigmarolish.
- Here's a rigmarolish paragraph, you say, about such a trifle as triliterality.1854, letter to Florence de Quincey, November 18, published 1877 in Thomas de Quincey: His Life and Writings, with Unpublished Correspondence, H. A. Page, editor
Forms of rigmarolish
| comparative | more rigmarolish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most rigmarolish |
Origin of rigmarolish
From rigmarole + -ish.
Questions about rigmarolish
- What does rigmarolish mean?
- Rigmarolish means of or pertaining to a rigmarole; excessively elaborate, protracted, or diffuse.
- What part of speech is rigmarolish?
- Rigmarolish is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce rigmarolish?
- Rigmarolish is pronounced /ɹɪɡməɹoʊlɪʃ/ (US).
Words near rigmarolish in the dictionary
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