Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milliganesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mil-li-ganesque
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (1918–2002), Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright, known for surreal comedy.

Example Sentences

"Is this some kind of reference to Catholic guilt, or merely a snatch of surreal Milliganesque nonsense?"
"[…] John's habit of scribbling nonsense verse and surreal stories supplemented by Milliganesque cartoons and caricatures, a habit that intensified with exposure to the programme."

Etymology

From Milligan + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Milligan

Inflected Forms

more Milliganesque (comparative) most Milliganesque (superlative)

Questions

What does milliganesque mean?: Reminiscent of Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (1918–2002), Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright, known for surreal comedy.
Where does milliganesque come from?: From Milligan + -esque.

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