Voldemortesque

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adjective

Having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.

Scrabble 29

Meanings

adjectiveVoldemortesque (comparative more Voldemortesque, superlative most Voldemortesque)

comparative more Voldemortesque · superlative most Voldemortesque · alternative Voldemort-esque

  1. 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 6
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    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 Scientist

    It'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 56

    Synonyms: Voldemortian, Voldemortish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.

Origin

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