robinesque

robinesque adjective: resembling or characteristic of robin birds.

Adjective (1)

robinesque (comparative more robinesque, superlative most robinesque)

(rare) Resembling or characteristic of robin birds.
- The grosbeak's distinctive call note, an emphatic peek, and its robinesque song cascade from the maple while Casey weeds his lemon sorrel.1992, Ted Levin, Blood Brook: A Naturalist's Home Ground, Post Mills, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub. Co., →ISBN, page xiii
- […] I noted that everything about it was "Robinesque^([sic])", however, this bird did not have an orange breast or belly and was slightly grayer than the common Robin^([sic]).2001 May 16, Lawrence Daniel, “Clay-Colored Robin In N TX?”, in rec.birds (Usenet)

Robinesque (comparative more Robinesque, superlative most Robinesque)

(rare, slang) Resembling or characteristic of DC's Robin, a sidekick of Batman.
- I'm running a player in a solo adventure for Champs, and the player wants his PC to be a Robinesque adventurer who sometimes works with his mentor, but gets into a lot of trouble on his own.1996 December 12, Riviera513, “DNPC as a Power”, in rec.games.frp.super-heroes (Usenet)
- Robin officially joined in the fourth JLA/JSA team-up circa JLA #47 in a horrible costume that was Batman's with a yellow scalloped cape and a batwinged R symbol on the chest with a Robinesque mask.1997 November 15, Tom Galloway, “Nightwing in JLA”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe (Usenet)

From robin + -esque.

From Robin + -esque.

What does robinesque mean?: Robinesque means resembling or characteristic of robin birds.
What part of speech is robinesque?: Robinesque is an adjective.

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