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Voldemortesque en · ADJ

Etymology

From Voldemort + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Voldemortish.

Meanings

  1. Having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
    • January is when most dwellers are seriously starting to look rather Voldemortesque avec alabaster lustre. 2012, Karen De Villiers, "In the leaving", The South African, Issue 445, 10 January 2012 - 16 January 2012, page 6
    • Then, a Voldemortesque colleague steals the gene from the axolotl lab and develops a technique to splice it into to^([sic]) mouse DNA. 2013 April 11, Jef Akst, “Review: Errors of the Human Body”, in The Scientist:
    • It's skiing's dirty little fashion secret — the Voldemortesque “he who must not be named” that lurks deep in the darkest closet of the alpine apparel world. 2013, Michael Mastarciyan, "The one-piece", S-Magazine, Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2013, page 56

Forms

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Relateds

Dumbledorian

Synonyms

Voldemortian · Voldemortish