Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelleyesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shelleyesque
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Reminiscent of the works or style of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet, or of Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English writer.

Etymology

From Shelley + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Shelleyesque (comparative) most Shelleyesque (superlative)

Questions

What does shelleyesque mean?
Reminiscent of the works or style of Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet, or of Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English writer.
Where does shelleyesque come from?
From Shelley + -esque.

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