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penguinesque

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English

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Etymology

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From penguin +‎ -esque.

Adjective

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penguinesque (comparative more penguinesque, superlative most penguinesque)

  1. (colloquial) Resembling or characteristic of a penguin.
    Synonyms: penguinlike, penguinish
    • 2011, Tim O'Donnell, A View from the Back Pew:
      When she wasn't using them to write on a chalkboard or to help her articulate finer points of our religious training, they were usually concealed within the folds of her penguinesque habit.