"Darth Vaderish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Darth Vaderish [comparative], most Darth Vaderish [superlative]
Etymology: From Darth Vader + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Darth Vader|ish}} Darth Vader + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|nolinkhead=1}} Darth Vaderish (comparative more Darth Vaderish, superlative most Darth Vaderish)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of Darth Vader. Categories (topical): Star Wars Synonyms: Darth Vader-esque, Vaderesque, Darth Vaderian, Darth Vader-ish, Darth Vader–ish, Darth-Vaderish

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