trollish

English

Etymology

From troll +‎ -ish.

Adjective

trollish (comparative more trollish, superlative most trollish)

1. (fantasy) Resembling or characteristic of a troll (supernatural being).
   • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, page 26:

     Clara's father, a trollish ne'er-do-well who spent most of his time in brothels and saloons, would disappear for days and weeks at a stretch, leaving Clara and her mother to fend for themselves.

   • 2022, Katherine Marie Olley, Kinship in Old Norse Myth and Legend, page 55:

     Giantish or trollish ancestry is a source of great strength to some of these sagas' heroes […]

2. Resembling or characteristic of a troll (Internet troublemaker) or trolling.
   • 2014, Jolie O'Dell, Blogging for Photographers, page 66:

     If you get a “trollish” comment, delete it, do not respond to it, and move forward immediately without paying any further mind.

Derived terms

• trollishly
• trollishness