Pinterish

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adjective

Reminiscent of the works of Harold Pinter; Pinteresque.

Scrabble 14

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adjectivePinterish (comparative more Pinterish, superlative most Pinterish)

comparative more Pinterish · superlative most Pinterish

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Harold Pinter; Pinteresque.

    After yards of Pinterish dialogue they announce that I'm here, but since they don't know me, they might have had to lock me out of my room.

    1996, Nora Sayre, Sixties going on seventies, page 85
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    Despite what Margie said, it was a very Pinterish play: his mind, his language, were everywhere apparent — no one but Pinter could have written the play.

    1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings

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Pinterish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pinterish

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