Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

voldemortesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: volde-mor-tesque
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.

Example Sentences

"January is when most dwellers are seriously starting to look rather Voldemortesque avec alabaster lustre."
"Then, a Voldemortesque colleague steals the gene from the axolotl lab and develops a technique to splice it into to^([sic]) mouse DNA."
"It's skiing's dirty little fashion secret — the Voldemortesque “he who must not be named” that lurks deep in the darkest closet of the alpine apparel world."

Etymology

From Voldemort + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Voldemortish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Voldemort

Inflected Forms

more Voldemortesque (comparative) most Voldemortesque (superlative) Voldemort-esque (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Dumbledorian

Synonyms

Voldemortian Voldemortish

Questions

What does voldemortesque mean?: Having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
Where does voldemortesque come from?: From Voldemort + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Voldemortish.

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