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ortonesque

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-tonesque
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a style reminiscent of John Kingsley "Joe" Orton (1933-1967), English playwright who wrote scandalous black comedies.

Etymology

From Orton + -esque.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Ortonesque (comparative) most Ortonesque (superlative)

Questions

What does ortonesque mean?
In a style reminiscent of John Kingsley "Joe" Orton (1933-1967), English playwright who wrote scandalous black comedies.
Where does ortonesque come from?
From Orton + -esque.

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