Rowlingesque
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Characteristic of J. K. Rowling (born 1965), British author, philanthropist, film producer, and screenwriter.
"Part of the fun of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books are the names she comes up with; the author said in a recent online chat that she’s amassed dozens of notebooks where she jotted down unusual names she saw or thought up. Here are the Rowlingesque meanings behind a few:[…]"
Synonyms
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More examples"Part of the fun of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books are the names she comes up with; the author said in a recent online chat that she’s amassed dozens of notebooks where she jotted down unusual names she saw or thought up. Here are the Rowlingesque meanings behind a few:[…]"
Etymology
From Rowling + -esque.
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