potteresque
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the Harry Potter series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of the eponymous fictional character Harry Potter from the series.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist Dennis Potter (1935–1994).
adj
Resembling or characteristic of English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist Beatrix Potter (1866–1943).
Example Sentences
- "A young teen who reads Rowling’s books, for example, might seek a Potteresque type of excitement by joining the London-based Ordo Anno Mundi (OAM), a sect of occultists who practice Ophidian Witchcraft (i.e., serpent-venerating). Like Hogwarts, which takes its wizards through seven years of training, the OAM has seven degrees of “Magical Training” that include classes strikingly similar to those offered at Hogwarts: […]"
- "Joanne was delighted at the choice of Daniel as she was with the ten-year-old Emma Watson and eleven-year-old Rupert Grint – a Potteresque name if ever there was one – to play Hermione and Ron."
- "Marketing is inherently mysterious, and we forget this at our peril. It is mysterious not only in the sense that we still don’t know how advertising works, why Potteresque fads and crazes occur, or what the marketing philosophy is, exactly."
- "Later in the day (hopefully after a solid night’s sleep, rather than any Potteresque nocturnal adventures) the children will return to the Great Hall of the castle for a Hogwarts-style banquet."
- "GRYFFINDOR GRUNGE: Joe and Paul’s Potteresque style gets kids listening."
- "If live-action debutant Andrew Adamson and his team can spin the numbers right, a franchise is born of Potter'''esque proportions that will make the Rings look like a quota quickie."