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Tolstoyesque

Tolstoyesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer.

Adjective

Tolstoyesque (comparative more Tolstoyesque, superlative most Tolstoyesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer.

Forms of Tolstoyesque

comparativemore Tolstoyesque
superlativemost Tolstoyesque

Origin of Tolstoyesque

From Tolstoy + -esque.

Questions about Tolstoyesque

What does Tolstoyesque mean?
Tolstoyesque means reminiscent of the works of Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer.
What part of speech is Tolstoyesque?
Tolstoyesque is an adjective.

Words near Tolstoyesque in the dictionary

  1. Tolstoy
  2. Tolstoy shirt
  3. Tolstoy shirts
  4. Tolstoyan
  5. Tolstoyans
  6. Tolstoyesque
  7. Tolstoyish
  8. Tolstoyism
  9. Tolstoyist
  10. Tolstoyists
  11. Tolstykh

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