Rowlingesque
Rowlingesque adjective: characteristic of J. K. Rowling (born 1965), British author, philanthropist, film producer, and screenwriter.
Adjective
Rowlingesque (comparative more Rowlingesque, superlative most Rowlingesque)
- Characteristic of J. K. Rowling (born 1965), British author, philanthropist, film producer, and screenwriter.
- Part of the fun of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books are the names she comes up with; the author said in a recent online chat that she’s amassed dozens of notebooks where she jotted down unusual names she saw or thought up. Here are the Rowlingesque meanings behind a few:[…]2000 July 1, The Detroit News, page 16C
- […]Scamander’s account is clearly rooted in the ancient descriptions, with some Rowlingesque revisions in the role of Herpo the Foul (“a Greek dark wizard and Parselmouth” who create the first Basilisk (3), among other things[…]2005, Cynthia Whitney Hallett, Scholarly Studies in Harry Potter: Applying Academic Methods to a Popular Text, The Edwin Mellen Press, →ISBN, page 69
- Synonyms:
- Rowlingian
Examples of Rowlingesque in a sentence
- The book contains such typically Rowlingesque characters as tree stumps with eyes and hairy hearts, and includes a frontispiece noting that the stories were “translated from the original runes.”2007 November 2, “Rowling bids farewell to Harry for charity”, in The Ottawa Citizen, page A10:
- Strong sales (a combined 143 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list) and some serious online obsession from teen girl fans have vaulted Meyer to Rowlingesque heights of popularity;2008 July 30, John Burns, “Twilight Saga fans prepare for Friday midnight release”, in The Vancouver Sun, page D3:
- 2010’s “The Lightning Thief” was way too Rowlingesque, a fantasy-adventure set in a magical boarding school directed by “Potter” vet Chris Columbus.2013 August 9, The Anniston Star, volume 133, number 221, page 4B:
- And more intimately, the Rowlingesque celebration of discovering kinship in the unlikeliest places, and being who you are without apology.2016, Ian Nathan, Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, HarperCollins:
Synonyms of Rowlingesque
Forms of Rowlingesque
| comparative | more Rowlingesque |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Rowlingesque |
Origin of Rowlingesque
From Rowling + -esque.
Questions about Rowlingesque
- What does Rowlingesque mean?
- Rowlingesque means characteristic of J. K. Rowling (born 1965), British author, philanthropist, film producer, and screenwriter.
- How do you use Rowlingesque in a sentence?
- The book contains such typically Rowlingesque characters as tree stumps with eyes and hairy hearts, and includes a frontispiece noting that the stories were “translated from the original runes.”
- What part of speech is Rowlingesque?
- Rowlingesque is an adjective.
Words near Rowlingesque in the dictionary
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