trollish

comparative more trollish · superlative most trollish

1. fantasyResembling or characteristic of a troll (supernatural being).

   Giantish or trollish ancestry is a source of great strength to some of these sagas' heroes […]

   2022, Katherine Marie Olley, Kinship in Old Norse Myth and Legend, page 55

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   Clara's father, a trollish ne'er-do-well who spent most of his time in brothels and saloons, would disappear for days and weeks at a stretch, leaving Clara and her mother to fend for themselves.

   2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, page 26

2. Resembling or characteristic of a troll (Internet troublemaker) or trolling.

   If you get a “trollish” comment, delete it, do not respond to it, and move forward immediately without paying any further mind.

   2014, Jolie O'Dell, Blogging for Photographers, page 66