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Waughesque

Waughesque adjective: reminiscent of the writings or themes of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English writer and satirist.

Adjective

Waughesque (comparative more Waughesque, superlative most Waughesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the writings or themes of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English writer and satirist.

Forms of Waughesque

comparativemore Waughesque
superlativemost Waughesque

Origin of Waughesque

From Waugh + -esque.

Questions about Waughesque

What does Waughesque mean?
Waughesque means reminiscent of the writings or themes of Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966), English writer and satirist.
What part of speech is Waughesque?
Waughesque is an adjective.

Words near Waughesque in the dictionary

  1. Wauconda
  2. Waugaman
  3. Waugamans
  4. waugh
  5. waughed
  6. Waughesque
  7. Waughian
  8. waughing
  9. waughs
  10. waught
  11. waughted

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