Meanings
comparative more Sauronesque · superlative most Sauronesque
- Having similar traits to the fictional character Sauron from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, including evilness, tyrannicalness, or all-seeingness.
And it's not the only Sauronesque Bush program
2003 January 2, Noah Shachtman, “Bush's Year of U.S. Surveillance”, in Wired2 more examples
This crew faces the Sauronesque embodiment of evil, the Shadow, its minions, the savage Reavers, and treachery in the usurper of Arlen's throne.
1984, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, volume 104, numbers 10-14, page 146Their Sauronesque motto—Join us, and we can rule the Middle East together—doesn't have quite the catchy ring it once did.
2008, Chronicles, volume 32, page 36
Origin
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Sauronesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sauronesque
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