lovecrafty

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adjective

Having a theme or style resembling the works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft, specifically characterised by cosmic horror, the insignificance of humanity, and themes of the unknown.

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Meanings

adjectivelovecrafty (comparative more lovecrafty, superlative most lovecrafty)

comparative more lovecrafty · superlative most lovecrafty · alternative Lovecrafty

  1. Having a theme or style resembling the works of horror author H.P. Lovecraft, specifically characterised by cosmic horror, the insignificance of humanity, and themes of the unknown.

    […] these lovecrafty suckers are trying to turn you into a scrunched-up blood-drained pathetic crippled little cog in the death-machine of the human soul (& let's not have any theological quibbles about what we mean by "soul"!).

    1994, Hakim Bey, Immediatism, page 21

Origin

From (H.P.) Lovecraft (horror author) + -y.

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lovecrafty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovecrafty

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“lovecrafty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovecrafty. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lovecrafty,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lovecrafty.

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