Gandalfian

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adjective

Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectiveGandalfian (comparative more Gandalfian, superlative most Gandalfian)

comparative more Gandalfian · superlative most Gandalfian

  1. Of, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

    Weary Betsy blew a Gandalfian smoke-ring.

    2002, Glen Duncan, I, Lucifer, Scribner, →ISBN, page 123
    2 more examples

    Above the beard his face was unmasked and very thin, concave cheeks falling away from jutting bones, his eyes sunken deep in their sockets under tufted Gandalfian brows.

    2007, Amanda Hemingway, The Poisoned Crown, Del Rey, →ISBN, page 291

    A giraffe-like man, Gandalfian, nearly ninety, Uncle Leo wore his summer uniform, madras shorts and a polo shirt.

    2011, Patricia Henley, Other Heartbreaks: Stories, Engine Books, →ISBN

    Synonyms: Gandalfesque, Gandalfish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, related to, or characteristic of the fictional wizard Gandalf from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Origin

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APA

Gandalfian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gandalfian

MLA

“Gandalfian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gandalfian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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