Twainesque

English

Etymology

From Twain +‎ -esque. Piecewise doublet of Twainish.

Adjective

Twainesque (comparative more Twainesque, superlative most Twainesque)

  1. Reminiscent of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens; 1835–1910), American author and humorist, or his works.
    Synonyms: Mark Twainish, Twainish
    • 2007, Darryl Brock, If I Never Get Back, page 22:
      Then I hit the real world and in the next decade encountered precious little in the way of Twainesque romance or riches.
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