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Whartonesque

Whartonesque adjective: characteristic of Edith Wharton (1862–1937), American novelist and designer.

Adjective

Whartonesque (comparative more Whartonesque, superlative most Whartonesque)

  1. Characteristic of Edith Wharton (1862–1937), American novelist and designer.

Forms of Whartonesque

comparativemore Whartonesque
superlativemost Whartonesque

Origin of Whartonesque

From Wharton + -esque.

Questions about Whartonesque

What does Whartonesque mean?
Whartonesque means characteristic of Edith Wharton (1862–1937), American novelist and designer.
What part of speech is Whartonesque?
Whartonesque is an adjective.

Words near Whartonesque in the dictionary

  1. Wharton
  2. Wharton County
  3. Wharton reaction
  4. Wharton's duct
  5. Wharton's jelly
  6. Whartonesque
  7. Whartonian
  8. Whartons
  9. wharve
  10. wharved
  11. wharves

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