Voldemortish

English

Etymology

Voldemort +‎ -ish

Adjective

Voldemortish (comparative more Voldemortish, superlative most Voldemortish)

  1. Having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.
    • 2007, Al Hoff, "Arthur and the Invisibles", Pittsburgh City Paper, 18 January 2007:
      The last reel is buoyed by the deliciously hammy tones of David Bowie, who voices the Voldemortish villain.
    • 2011, Jane Horwitz, "Family Filmgoer", The Boston Globe, 31 July 2011:
      The villain, Red Skull, is a scary character, not to mention seriously ugly in a noseless, Voldemortish way.
    • 2013, Allison Leotta, Speak of the Devil, New York: Pocket Books (2015), →ISBN, chapter 49, 351:
      There was little that could be done to make Diablo appear less frightening. He had a haircut, and now wore Justin Bieber-like bangs covering his horns. He wore a button-down shirt and dark slacks. But no amount of concealer was going to hide the tattoos covering his entire face, or reconstruct the Voldemortish nostrils.
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Voldemortish.

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