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Zorkian

Zorkian adjective: of or pertaining to the Zork series of early computer games (originating in the 1970s), works of interactive fiction set in a sprawling underground labyrinth.

Adjective

Zorkian (comparative more Zorkian, superlative most Zorkian)

  1. Of or pertaining to the Zork series of early computer games (originating in the 1970s), works of interactive fiction set in a sprawling underground labyrinth.
    • I won't say anything else about the Zorkian characters or combat for fear of detracting from each exhilarating discovery.1982, Popular Computing, volume 2
    • Your character doesn't understand any of the Zorkian languages in which the book's jokes are written and must have them translated by others.1994, Peter Spear, Return to Zork

Forms of Zorkian

comparativemore Zorkian
superlativemost Zorkian

Origin of Zorkian

From Zork + -ian.

Questions about Zorkian

What does Zorkian mean?
Zorkian means of or pertaining to the Zork series of early computer games (originating in the 1970s), works of interactive fiction set in a sprawling underground labyrinth.
What part of speech is Zorkian?
Zorkian is an adjective.

Words near Zorkian in the dictionary

  1. Zorislav
  2. zorite
  3. Zork
  4. zorkhaneh
  5. zorkhanehs
  6. Zorkian
  7. zorkmid
  8. zorkmids
  9. Zorleni
  10. Zorn
  11. Zorn's lemma

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