Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dangerfieldesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dan-ger-field-esque
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of Rodney Dangerfield.

Example Sentences

"The overall result is Dangerfieldesque--a lack of respect; neither level fully appreciates or shows proper courtesy toward the other's capabilities."
"He had an “arsenal of one-liners and a Dangerfieldesque delivery” that kept them in stitches (a few are listed stage left.)"
"I liked After Dark, and then the whole series with the very endearing and Dangerfieldesque Sgt. McCloskey, who had me institches with “The Basket Case,” “The Hopeless Case,” “The Brief Case,” “The Flute Case” (!) “The Case of Hiccoughs”. . . Boy, did that bring a few things to mind."

Etymology

From Dangerfield + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Dangerfield

Inflected Forms

more Dangerfieldesque (comparative) most Dangerfieldesque (superlative)

Questions

What does dangerfieldesque mean?: Reminiscent of Rodney Dangerfield.
Where does dangerfieldesque come from?: From Dangerfield + -esque.

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