Voldemortish

English

Etymology

From Voldemort +‎ -ish. Piecewise doublet of Voldemortesque.

Adjective

Voldemortish (comparative more Voldemortish, superlative most Voldemortish)

  1. Having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
    • 2007 January 18, Al Hoff, “Arthur and the Invisibles”, in Pittsburgh City Paper:
      The last reel is buoyed by the deliciously hammy tones of David Bowie, who voices the Voldemortish villain.
    • 2011 July 31, Jane Horwitz, “Family Filmgoer”, in The Boston Globe:
      The villain, Red Skull, is a scary character, not to mention seriously ugly in a noseless, Voldemortish way.
    • 2013, Allison Leotta, chapter 49, in Speak of the Devil, New York: Pocket Books, published 2015, →ISBN, page 351:
      There was little that could be done to make Diablo appear less frightening. He had a haircut, and now wore Justin Bieber-like bangs covering his horns. He wore a button-down shirt and dark slacks. But no amount of concealer was going to hide the tattoos covering his entire face, or reconstruct the Voldemortish nostrils.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Voldemortish.

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