Rowlingesque

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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:[…]"

Example

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"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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