Rip Van Winklesque

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of Rip Van Winkle.

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Meanings

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

comparative more Rip Van Winklesque · superlative most Rip Van Winklesque

  1. Resembling or characteristic of Rip Van Winkle.

Origin

From Rip Van Winkle + -esque.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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