Harry-Potterish

English

Adjective

Harry-Potterish (comparative more Harry-Potterish, superlative most Harry-Potterish)

1. Alternative form of Harry Potterish.
   • 2000 September 21, Daniel Soar, “Willesden Fast-Forward”, in London Review of Books, volume 22, number 18, page 31; quoted in Janet Witalec, editor, Contemporary Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Today’s Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, Scriptwriters, and Other Creative Writers, volume 158, Gale, 2002, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 248, column 2:

     There is a frequent Harry-Potterish deflation of tension; a mounting crisis tends to be resolved before it can cause the reader too much anxiety.

   • 2004, Edward Stourton, Paul of Tarsus: A Visionary Life, HiddenSpring, published 2005, →ISBN, page 77:

     Here the apostle engages in a Harry-Potterish competition in sorcery.

   • 2010, G. M. Malliet, Death at the Alma Mater, Wheeler Publishing, →ISBN, page 255:

     She led them through a corridor of Harry-Potterish aspect, past strange and fusty exhibits of rocks and shells and stuffed creatures — likely donated cast-offs of former members — to what had been Lexy’s room during her short stay at the college.

   • 2010, Robert MacCurrach, In the Bend of the River: Finding Vojvodina, Novi Sad: Bookstream, →ISBN, page 118:

     […] the gimnazija has a splendid Harry-Potterish Gothic feel with its arches, long corridors and leather bound library.

   • 2014, Jane Peranteau, Jumping, Hampton Roads Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 80:

     I look up to ask Guy another question and notice, seemingly out of nowhere, a great horned owl sitting opposite me, near Lynette. It startles me, and I start to scoot back, away from the fire. Lynette laughs and says, “He’s here for you, you know.” “What do you mean?” I ask, thinking of all the old Native American stories connecting owls with death. “A little too Harry-Potterish for you?” she asks playfully.

   • 2016, Fionn Davenport, Damian Harper, Catherine Le Nevez, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Neil Wilson, Ireland, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, page 222, column 1:

     Escape the crowds on a walk around the Fern Garden and Arboretum, investigate toxic plants in the Harry-Potterish Poison Garden, or explore the landscaped nooks and crannies of the Rock Close.