"Hammettesque" meaning in All languages combined

See Hammettesque on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Hammettesque [comparative], most Hammettesque [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} Hammettesque (comparative more Hammettesque, superlative most Hammettesque)
  1. Reminiscent of the works of Dashiel Hammett.
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