Rip Van Winkleish

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of Rip Van Winkle.

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Meanings

adjectiveRip Van Winkleish (comparative more Rip Van Winkleish, superlative most Rip Van Winkleish)

comparative more Rip Van Winkleish · superlative most Rip Van Winkleish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Rip Van Winkle.

Origin

From Rip Van Winkle + -ish.

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APA

Rip Van Winkleish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rip%20Van%20Winkleish

MLA

“Rip Van Winkleish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rip%20Van%20Winkleish. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rip Van Winkleish,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rip%20Van%20Winkleish.

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