"Kiplingesque" meaning in All languages combined

See Kiplingesque on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Kiplingesque [comparative], most Kiplingesque [superlative]
Etymology: From Kipling + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Kipling|esque}} Kipling + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} Kiplingesque (comparative more Kiplingesque, superlative most Kiplingesque)
  1. Suggestive of Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) or his writings. Categories (topical): Rudyard Kipling
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