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shamanesque

shamanesque adjective: in the manner of a shaman.

Adjective

shamanesque (comparative more shamanesque, superlative most shamanesque)

  1. In the manner of a shaman.
    • His shamanesque installers are two brothers who live in tepees on a squat in the Ibizan forest, and who cleanse new tepees with sage burning and song.2007 August 2, Julia Chaplin, “A New Tribe of Tepee Dwellers”, in New York Times

Forms of shamanesque

comparativemore shamanesque
superlativemost shamanesque

Origin of shamanesque

From shaman + -esque.

Questions about shamanesque

What does shamanesque mean?
Shamanesque means in the manner of a shaman.
What part of speech is shamanesque?
Shamanesque is an adjective.

Words near shamanesque in the dictionary

  1. Shamalbagh
  2. shamals
  3. Shamamyan
  4. Shamamyans
  5. shaman
  6. shamanesque
  7. shamaness
  8. shamanesses
  9. shamanhood
  10. shamanic
  11. shamanically

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