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larkinesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
larki-nesque
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling the works or themes of Philip Larkin (1922–1985), English poet and novelist; colloquial, reflective, ironically understated, lugubrious, etc.

Etymology

From Larkin + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Larkinesque (comparative) most Larkinesque (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Larkinian

Questions

What does larkinesque mean?
Resembling the works or themes of Philip Larkin (1922–1985), English poet and novelist; colloquial, reflective, ironically understated, lugubrious, etc.
Where does larkinesque come from?
From Larkin + -esque.

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