Meanings
adjectiveGryffindorish (comparative more Gryffindorish, superlative most Gryffindorish)
comparative more Gryffindorish · superlative most Gryffindorish
- Of, related to, or exhibiting traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series such as bravery, boldness, and being extroverted.
The most Gryffindorish character Tolkien wrote about.
2004 September 2, Rick R., “Re: Sorting LOTR characters (was: just for the heck of it(”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)2 more examples
Peter/Wormtail has not shown any Gryffindorish trait so far.
2007 May 2, Bonehammer, “Re: (Ex) Students behaving out of character with their house”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)Being arrogantly pretentious is a very Gryffindorish trait ;)
2007 May 4, drusilla, “Re: (Ex) Students behaving out of character with their house”, in alt.fan.harry-potter (Usenet)
Origin
Gryffindor + -ish
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