Gryffindorish

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English

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Etymology

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Gryffindor + -ish

Adjective

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Gryffindorish (comparative more Gryffindorish, superlative most Gryffindorish)

  1. Of, related to, or exhibiting traits associated with Gryffindor house from the Harry Potter series such as bravery, boldness, and being extroverted.
    • 2004 September 2, Rick R., “Re: Sorting LOTR characters (was: just for the heck of it(”, in alt.fan.harry-potter[1] (Usenet):
      The most Gryffindorish character Tolkien wrote about.
    • 2007 May 2, Bonehammer, “Re: (Ex) Students behaving out of character with their house”, in alt.fan.harry-potter[2] (Usenet):
      Peter/Wormtail has not shown any Gryffindorish trait so far.
    • 2007 May 4, drusilla, “Re: (Ex) Students behaving out of character with their house”, in alt.fan.harry-potter[3] (Usenet):
      Being arrogantly pretentious is a very Gryffindorish trait ;)