gorillaesque en · ADJ
Etymology
From gorilla + -esque. Piecewise doublet of gorillaish.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla (animal).
The man was short and stalky, with heavy, stooped shoulders and long arms that gave him a gorillaesque appearance.
1964 [1939], Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Leopard Pit” (chapter 8), in Tarzan the Magnificent, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books, page 62:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most gorillaesque | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gorillaesque | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |