christiesque
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Ellipsis of Agatha Christiesque (“reminiscent of the works of Agatha Christie (1890–1976), English writer known for her detective fiction.”)
Example Sentences
- "I would even go so far as to say that Sayers sometimes does her best to construct a tale that has the same Christiesque emphasis on the fantastically ingenious crime and the game between reader and detective."
- "A devotee of mystery novels, the poet's theories began to take on Christiesque twists, involving disguises, conspiracies and elaborate plots."
Etymology
From Christie + -esque.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more Christiesque (comparative)
most Christiesque (superlative)