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Spielbergian

Spielbergian adjective: relating to, or characteristic of Steven Spielberg (born 1946), American filmmaker and producer.

Adjective

Spielbergian (comparative more Spielbergian, superlative most Spielbergian)

  1. Relating to, or characteristic of Steven Spielberg (born 1946), American filmmaker and producer.
    • There’s a similar level of craftsmanship on display in a subsequent nighttime raid on the stronghold and in the movie’s darkest and most Spielbergian sequence, in which the apes are forced to strangle one of their own while trying to keep quiet in a human encampment2017 July 7, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “The ambitious War For The Planet Of The Apes ends up surrendering to formula”, in The Onion AV Club
    • If I say "Spielbergian” to you, what do you see? A human face, agape with awe, staring at an alien, a dinosaur, or the Ark of the Covenant? Beams of multicolored light? Children gleefully embracing the unknown, while their adult guardians cower in fear? "Spielbergian" is a feeling. It’s the...2017 November 16, Leah Schnelbach, “The Birth of Spielbergian: Close Encounters of the Third Kind at 40”, in Tor.com

Forms of Spielbergian

comparativemore Spielbergian
superlativemost Spielbergian

Origin of Spielbergian

From Spielberg + -ian.

Questions about Spielbergian

What does Spielbergian mean?
Spielbergian means relating to, or characteristic of Steven Spielberg (born 1946), American filmmaker and producer.
What part of speech is Spielbergian?
Spielbergian is an adjective.

Words near Spielbergian in the dictionary

  1. Spieker circles
  2. Spiekers
  3. spiel
  4. Spielberg
  5. Spielbergesque
  6. Spielbergian
  7. Spielbergs
  8. spieled
  9. spieler
  10. spielers
  11. spielfreak

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