Pinterish

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Reminiscent of the works of Harold Pinter; Pinteresque.

    "Despite what Margie said, it was a very Pinterish play: his mind, his language, were everywhere apparent — no one but Pinter could have written the play."

Example

More examples

"Despite what Margie said, it was a very Pinterish play: his mind, his language, were everywhere apparent — no one but Pinter could have written the play."

Etymology

From Pinter + -ish.

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