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Whistleresque

Whistleresque adjective: reminiscent of work by the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903).

Adjective

Whistleresque (comparative more Whistleresque, superlative most Whistleresque)

  1. Reminiscent of work by the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903).

Forms of Whistleresque

comparativemore Whistleresque
superlativemost Whistleresque

Origin of Whistleresque

From Whistler + -esque.

Questions about Whistleresque

What does Whistleresque mean?
Whistleresque means reminiscent of work by the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903).
What part of speech is Whistleresque?
Whistleresque is an adjective.

Words near Whistleresque in the dictionary

  1. whistlegraph
  2. whistlegraphing
  3. whistleless
  4. whistlelike
  5. whistler
  6. Whistleresque
  7. Whistlerian
  8. Whistlerism
  9. whistlers
  10. whistles
  11. whistles Dixie

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