"hobbitesque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hobbitesque [comparative], most hobbitesque [superlative]
Etymology: From hobbit + -esque. Piecewise doublet of hobbitish. Etymology templates: {{af|en|hobbit|-esque}} hobbit + -esque, {{piecewise doublet|en|hobbitish}} Piecewise doublet of hobbitish Head templates: {{en-adj}} hobbitesque (comparative more hobbitesque, superlative most hobbitesque)
  1. (fantasy) Resembling hobbits (small fictional humanoids) or their homes built into the sides of hills. Synonyms: hobbitish, hobbitlike, hobbity
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