Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peakean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peakean
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), English modernist writer and artist, or his works.

Example Sentences

"If the first two novels created a new genre — Peakean fantasy — then this third volume zigzags between several: the Bildungsroman, science fiction, social satire, morality tale and dystopian prophecy."

Etymology

From Peake + -an.

Inflected Forms

more Peakean (comparative) most Peakean (superlative)

Questions

What does peakean mean?: Of or pertaining to Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), English modernist writer and artist, or his works.
Where does peakean come from?: From Peake + -an.

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