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Londonesque

[ luhn-duh-nesk ]

adjective

  1. resembling or characteristic of London, England.
  2. resembling or characteristic of the writings of Jack London.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Londonesque1

First recorded in 1860–65; London + -esque
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Example Sentences

Priestley on the glittering literary parties of the 1920s; Sherlock Holmes in his purple dressing gown solving a very Londonesque caper involving a jewel, a goose and a battered hat.

Priestley on the glittering literary parties of the 1920s; Sherlock Holmes in his purple dressing gown solving a very Londonesque caper involving a jewel, a goose and a battered hat.

O.K., there are brighter moments: J. B. Priestley on the glittering literary parties of the 1920s; Sherlock Holmes in his purple dressing gown solving a very Londonesque caper involving a jewel, a goose and a battered hat.

A mysterious rat plague has befallen the Londonesque city.

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