schwarzeneggeresque
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
47
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Reminiscent of Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-), muscular actor cast in many violent roles, or the action films in which he starred.
Example Sentences
- "In a free-market economy there will always be more cash customers for Schwarzeneggeresque tales of violent conflict..."
- "Obviously, no one becomes Schwarzeneggeresque in a few days — or a few months. That kind of build takes work, a lot of it."
- "In his mind's eye he'd seen himself hauling the perpetrator off in chains after a suitably Schwarzeneggeresque rescue of the imperiled heroine."
Etymology
From Schwarzenegger + -esque.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more Schwarzeneggeresque (comparative)
most Schwarzeneggeresque (superlative)