Meanings
comparative more Voldemortesque · superlative most Voldemortesque · alternative Voldemort-esque
- Having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
January is when most dwellers are seriously starting to look rather Voldemortesque avec alabaster lustre.
2012, Karen De Villiers, "In the leaving", The South African, Issue 445, 10 January 2012 - 16 January 2012, page 62 more examples
Then, a Voldemortesque colleague steals the gene from the axolotl lab and develops a technique to splice it into to^([sic]) mouse DNA.
2013 April 11, Jef Akst, “Review: Errors of the Human Body”, in The ScientistIt's skiing's dirty little fashion secret — the Voldemortesque “he who must not be named” that lurks deep in the darkest closet of the alpine apparel world.
2013, Michael Mastarciyan, "The one-piece", S-Magazine, Volume 7, Number 1, Winter 2013, page 56Synonyms: Voldemortian, Voldemortish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
Origin
From Voldemort + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Voldemortish.
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