Voldemortish

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English

Etymology

From Voldemort +‎ -ish.

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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