Cronenbergian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to David Paul Cronenberg (1943-), Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter and one of the principal originators of the body horror genre, or to his works.

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Meanings

adjectiveCronenbergian (comparative more Cronenbergian, superlative most Cronenbergian)

comparative more Cronenbergian · superlative most Cronenbergian

  1. Of or pertaining to David Paul Cronenberg (1943-), Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter and one of the principal originators of the body horror genre, or to his works.
  2. broadlyPertaining to body horror.

    "Aren't you HORRIFIED by my FREAKISH, CRONENBERGIAN METAMORPHOSIS?"

    2009, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), Number 1503: Nonplussed

Origin

From Cronenberg + -ian.

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Cronenbergian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cronenbergian

MLA

“Cronenbergian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cronenbergian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cronenbergian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cronenbergian.

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