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Kiplingesque
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English
Etymology
en :af Kipling -esque + 1
Adjective
Suggestive of Rudyard Kipling or his writings.
en 1919 Catholic World The atmosphere is established in a truly Kiplingesque manner by the explanation of the first sketch — "A Retired Gentleman."
en 1975 Paul Scott A Division of the Spoils He's been sucked in by all that Kiplingesque double-talk that transformed India from a place where plain ordinary greedy Englishmen carved something out...
en 1981 Michael Patterson The Revolution in German Theatre, 1900-1933 Furthermore, Brecht cut some of the more farcical elements and the rowdy Kiplingesque songs...
en eponyms
en Rudyard Kipling