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soldatesque

soldatesque adjective: soldierly, soldierlike.

Adjective

soldatesque (comparative more soldatesque, superlative most soldatesque)

  1. (archaic) soldierly, soldierlike
    • As he strode down Clavering High Street, his hat on one side, his cane clanking on the pavement, or waving round him in the execution of military cuts and soldatesque manoeuvres […]1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 23, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...

Forms of soldatesque

comparativemore soldatesque
superlativemost soldatesque

Origin of soldatesque

From French.

Questions about soldatesque

What does soldatesque mean?
Soldatesque means soldierly, soldierlike.
What part of speech is soldatesque?
Soldatesque is an adjective.

Words near soldatesque in the dictionary

  1. soldanels
  2. Soldano
  3. soldanrie
  4. soldanries
  5. soldans
  6. soldatesque
  7. soldato
  8. solder
  9. solder bump
  10. solder bumps
  11. solder gobbler

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