Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorillaesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: go-ril-laesque
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla (animal).

Example Sentences

"The man was short and stalky, with heavy, stooped shoulders and long arms that gave him a gorillaesque appearance."

Etymology

From gorilla + -esque. Piecewise doublet of gorillaish.

Inflected Forms

more gorillaesque (comparative) most gorillaesque (superlative)

Synonyms

gorillaish gorillalike

Questions

What does gorillaesque mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a gorilla (animal).
Where does gorillaesque come from?: From gorilla + -esque. Piecewise doublet of gorillaish.

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