"Buckleyesque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Buckleyesque [comparative], most Buckleyesque [superlative]
Etymology: From William F. Buckley + -esque. Head templates: {{en-adj}} Buckleyesque (comparative more Buckleyesque, superlative most Buckleyesque)
  1. In the manner of conservative American intellectual William F. Buckley. Wikipedia link: William F. Buckley

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