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Pinterish

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Etymology

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From Pinter +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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Pinterish (comparative more Pinterish, superlative most Pinterish)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Harold Pinter; Pinteresque.
    • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
      Despite what Margie said, it was a very Pinterish play: his mind, his language, were everywhere apparent — no one but Pinter could have written the play.
    • 1996, Nora Sayre, Sixties going on seventies, page 85:
      After yards of Pinterish dialogue they announce that I'm here, but since they don't know me, they might have had to lock me out of my room.

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