"Cronenbergian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Cronenbergian [comparative], most Cronenbergian [superlative]
Etymology: Cronenberg + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Cronenberg|ian}} Cronenberg + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Cronenbergian (comparative more Cronenbergian, superlative most Cronenbergian)
  1. Of or pertaining to David Paul Cronenberg (1943-), Canadian filmmaker and screenwriter and one of the principal originators of the body horror genre, or to his works. Categories (topical): Horror
    Sense id: en-Cronenbergian-en-adj-oBHiFrRP Disambiguation of Horror: 62 38
  2. (by extension) Pertaining to body horror. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Cronenbergian-en-adj-sD1gtHms Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 29 71

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