Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putinesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pu-ti-nesque
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the beliefs or policies of Vladimir Putin (born 1952), President of Russia since 2012.

Example Sentences

"Appointed foreign minister in 2004, he has since then through successive US administrations developed a Putinesque revulsion for all western ideas, if not all western consumer durables. At one point, he said all the ills of the 20th century colonialism, two world wars and the cold war lay at the door of American arrogance."

Etymology

From Putin + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Putin

Inflected Forms

more Putinesque (comparative) most Putinesque (superlative)

Synonyms

Putinian

Questions

What does putinesque mean?: Reminiscent of the beliefs or policies of Vladimir Putin (born 1952), President of Russia since 2012.
Where does putinesque come from?: From Putin + -esque.

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