Yodalike

Adjective

Yodalike (comparative more Yodalike, superlative most Yodalike)

1. Resembling Yoda from Star Wars.
   • I'm still wondering about a Jedi's use of weaponry. In ANH, it was simple. The real Jedis (Ben and Vader) used lightsabers while the others used blasters. However, Yoda had no weapon. Does that mean he can shoot electricity like the Emperor? That doesn't seem very Yodalike!1993 June 6, steve singer, “jedi weaponry”, in rec.arts.sf.starwars (Usenet)
   • It made sense that Hartnell later changed into a Yodalike character. His experiences with Ian and Barbara and the fact that Susan left him for humans, showed him that their must be something in these people after all. After that, he was much kinder.1998 December 31, Dastari, “An Unearthly Child or 100,000 B.C.?”, in rec.arts.drwho (Usenet)
2. (idiomatic, informal, uncommon) Of a speaking style, mimicking Yoda from Star Wars, where sentence structure is inverted.
   • My initial, impulsive (and very Yodalike) reply would be: "Surely he is not who must ask."2004, Thomas F. Monteleone, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing a Novel
   • It spoke to me in ways I already had some fluency in, using terms like pain body and chakras, but the information it gave me was more Yodalike and profound than my own level of study and the tone it used was “San Pedro” (or maybe my "higher self" with a sense of humor), and not my usual Robyn mind.2012, Ross Heaven, Cactus of Mystery, The Shamanic Powers of the Peruvian San Pedro Cactus

   Synonyms:

   Yodaish