goblinesqueadj.

Brit.

/ˌɡɒblɪˈnɛsk/, U.S.

/ˌɡɑbləˈnɛsk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: goblin n.¹, -esque suffix.

Etymology: < goblin n.¹ + -esque suffix.

Characteristic or reminiscent of a goblin; resembling a goblin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [adjective] > of or relating to imp or goblin > resembling

goblinish1837

goblinesque1873

goblined1893

1873 C. G. Leland Eng. Gipsies & their Lang. ix. 143 There is a strange goblinesque charm in Gipsydom.

1893 Vassar Misc. Nov. 48 An insight and enterprise almost goblinesque.

1910 C. D. Mackay Silver Thread & Other Folk Plays 195 A black goblinesque suit.

1980 New Scientist 31 July 356/2 We caught glimpses of dim, goblinesque figures shuffling about on a barren desert.

2010 J. Bonnadonna Mad Shadows 216 There was something goblinesque about them, as if they had stepped out of a book of fairy tales.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	goblinesque
释义	goblinesqueadj. Brit. /ˌɡɒblɪˈnɛsk/, U.S. /ˌɡɑbləˈnɛsk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: goblin n.¹, -esque suffix. Etymology: < goblin n.¹ + -esque suffix. Characteristic or reminiscent of a goblin; resembling a goblin. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [adjective] > of or relating to imp or goblin > resembling goblinish1837 goblinesque1873 goblined1893 1873 C. G. Leland Eng. Gipsies & their Lang. ix. 143 There is a strange goblinesque charm in Gipsydom. 1893 Vassar Misc. Nov. 48 An insight and enterprise almost goblinesque. 1910 C. D. Mackay Silver Thread & Other Folk Plays 195 A black goblinesque suit. 1980 New Scientist 31 July 356/2 We caught glimpses of dim, goblinesque figures shuffling about on a barren desert. 2010 J. Bonnadonna Mad Shadows 216 There was something goblinesque about them, as if they had stepped out of a book of fairy tales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1873
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