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From Poe + -like (suffix meaning ‘resembling’ forming adjectives).
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Poe-like
Today it means: Synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive, or in the style, of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”). Full definition →