morrisseyesque
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characteristic of Morrissey (born 1959), English singer-songwriter.
Example Sentences
- "Jangly-pop ought to be danced with Morrisseyesque feyness, above-it-all gestures that echo the 'free dancing' of the counterculture, while the Beefheartian thrash of bands like Stump and A Witness incites a bacchanalian delirium."
- "The Ward sported a Morrisseyesque quiff and during the scene in which he dances with Isabella wore an outlandish combination of white trousers, white frilly shirt, golfing socks and a dickie bow."
- "At extremes, though, things can get rather proto-Morrisseyesque. “Nothing Is The Same Anymore” – with equally ludicrous backing vocals (“Hurrah!” “Hee hee!”) – sees Cargill moaning about everything from long hair to moon landings […]"
Etymology
From Morrissey + -esque.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more Morrisseyesque (comparative)
most Morrisseyesque (superlative)