noirish en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English noir Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English noirish From noir + -ish.
Meanings
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Having the character of film noir.
His feature directing career began with the third installment of the "Alien" franchise, and before "Benjamin Button" all his movies were noirish thrillers of a sort.
2009 January 2, Dennis Lim, “Journey of a Director, From Night Creature to Tender Time Traveler”, in New York Times:It must be acknowledged that the now global recognition his work has received […] has no doubt to do with his works’ noirish mixture of extraordinary artistic delicacy and ultra-creepy subject matter […]
2011 July 28, Terry Castle, “Do I like it?”, in London Review of Books, volume 33, number 15, →ISSN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most noirish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more noirish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |