Almodóvarian

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Pedro Almodóvar (born 1949), Spanish filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

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Meanings

adjectiveAlmodóvarian (comparative more Almodóvarian, superlative most Almodóvarian)

comparative more Almodóvarian · superlative most Almodóvarian · alternative Almodovarian

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Pedro Almodóvar (born 1949), Spanish filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer, and actor.

    “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown,” in 2010, jumbled the image further. His witty songs, with their strong Latin flavor and Almodóvarian edge, evoked the narcissistic torments of a quartet of melodramatic Madrileñas.

    2017 November 1, Jesse Green, “Broadway’s Comic Chameleon Writes a Heartfelt New Tune”, in The New York Times

Origin

From Spanish Almodóvar + -ian.

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Translations

French almodovarien
  • almodovarienof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Pedro Almodóvar
Italian almodovariano
  • almodovarianoof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish almodovariano
  • almodovarianoof, pertaining to, or characteristic of Pedro Almodóvar
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APA

Almodóvarian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Almod%C3%B3varian

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Chicago

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