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Harry Potteresque en · ADJ

Etymology

From Harry Potter + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Harry Potterish.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of the Harry Potter series.
   • ‘I’ve just got an image of the Morris Minor taking to the sky. It would be rather Harry Potteresque!’ 2013, Sarah Tranter, No Such Thing as Immortality, Choc Lit, →ISBN, page 236:
   • He uses Sherlockian deduction mixed with some Harry Potteresque cryptozoological beings to determine Abigail has recently been in Eastern Europe. 2015 December 10, Camilla Mortensen, “Jackaby and Beastly Bones by William Ritter. Algonquin Young Readers, $17.95.”, in Eugene Weekly, volume XXXIV, number 49, page 21, column 2:
   • The acres of parkland and the huge volcano thing (it is dormant, isn’t it?) allow for plenty of outdoor romping when the weather holds. And when it doesn't, higgledy old houses and some Harry Potteresque buildings have their attractions, while the city’s gloriously gory history should keep even the most jaded of teenagers switched on to the capital and its delights. 2015, Edinburgh, Time Out Digital Ltd, →ISBN, page 168:
   • Lisa Abend’s new book reads like a Harry Potteresque version of a cook’s story and gives readers the chance to enter the hidden world of cooks. 2011, José Andrés, “Praise for The Sorcerer’s Apprentices”, in Lisa Abend, The Sorcerer’s Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià’s elBulli, Free Press, →ISBN, back cover:
   • Leaving behind the stained glass and tiled floors, I descended a grand, Harry Potteresque stone staircase and returned to the party in the courtyard downstairs. 2015, Ben Coates, Why the Dutch Are Different: A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands, London; Boston, Mass.: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, published 2016, →ISBN, page 126:
2. Resembling or characteristic of the fictional character Harry Potter.
   • ‘There aren’t any more doors after this,’ the store manager, Julio Sympa, corrected him, wiping his round Harry Potteresque spectacles with a thick cloth handkerchief. 2014, Romain Puértolas, translated by Sam Taylor, The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir Who Got Trapped in an Ikea Wardrobe, London: Harvill Secker, →ISBN, page 67:
   • The kid was adorable with his sweet face and big blue eyes behind vaguely Harry Potteresque glasses. 2015, Suzanne Brockmann, Free Fall, →ISBN:
   • From her dark rimmed Harry Potteresque glasses to her well coiffed hair, this is a mother on the go. 2009, Alexandra Becquet, Claire Conilleau, editors, Mutations et adaptations: le XXe siècle, Nouveau Monde, →ISBN:
   • I took responsibility for hauling up the terracotta mainsail, under the tutelage of a friendly, Harry Potteresque teenager. 2006, Nick Thorpe, Adrift in Caledonia: Boat-hitching for the Unenlightened, Abacus, published 2007, →ISBN, page 229:
   • He pointed to the Harry Potteresque scar over his left eye. 2016, Cat Hogan, They All Fall Down, Poolbeg Press, →ISBN, page 136:
   • Like his Harry Potteresque Hidden World protagonist Nate Williams—who, after suffering a premature heart attack, finds out he’s a shapeshifter—Ebersol discovered his passion for writing after a debilitating illness at 15 left him wheelchair-bound and unable to attend school. 2014 February, Ray Bendici, Douglas P. Clement, Pat Grandjean, Cathy Ross, Valerie Schroth, Jennifer Swift, “40 Under 40”, in Connecticut Magazine, page 48, column 3:

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Synonyms

Harry Potterish · Potteresque