"Tolkieny" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Tolkieny [comparative], most Tolkieny [superlative]
Etymology: From Tolkien + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Tolkien|y}} Tolkien + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} Tolkieny (comparative more Tolkieny, superlative most Tolkieny)
  1. (informal) Of, related to, or characteristic of J. R. R. Tolkien or his writings. Tags: informal Categories (topical): British fiction, Fiction, J. R. R. Tolkien Synonyms: Tolkienesque, Tolkienian, Tolkienish
    Sense id: en-Tolkieny-en-adj-7Ra1RUeN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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