"Eldritchian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more Eldritchian [comparative], most Eldritchian [superlative]
Etymology: From Eldritch + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Eldritch|ian}} Eldritch + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Eldritchian (comparative more Eldritchian, superlative most Eldritchian)
  1. (rare) Of or relating to Andrew Eldritch (born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, 1959), English goth and rock musician. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Eldritchian-en-adj-L2fPMbnU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28
  2. (rare) Pertaining to or resembling eldritch. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-Eldritchian-en-adj-c7FqfWPc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (resembling eldritch): Cthulhuesque
Disambiguation of 'resembling eldritch': 48 52
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