betjemanesque
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling the works of John Betjeman (1906-1984), English poet and broadcaster.
Example Sentences
- "In 1941, first class facilities were withdrawn on Metropolitan trains; the old first class compartments can, however, still be distinguished by their wider seats and Betjemanesque lincrusta-papered compartment ceilings."
- "Other opinions, as on the smartness of well-maintained black engine liveries, are as sound as they are well stated, and justice is done to some Betjemanesque aspects of railway Victoriana."
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more Betjemanesque (comparative)
most Betjemanesque (superlative)