Peakean

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), English modernist writer and artist, or his works.

    "If the first two novels created a new genre — Peakean fantasy — then this third volume zigzags between several: the Bildungsroman, science fiction, social satire, morality tale and dystopian prophecy."

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"If the first two novels created a new genre — Peakean fantasy — then this third volume zigzags between several: the Bildungsroman, science fiction, social satire, morality tale and dystopian prophecy."

Etymology

From Peake + -an.

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