Spillanesque

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Reminiscent of the works of Mickey Spillane (1918–2006), American author of hard-boiled crime fiction.

Etymology

From Spillane + -esque.

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