trollish

English

Etymology

troll + -ish

Adjective

trollish (comparative more trollish, superlative most trollish)

  1. Resembling or pertaining to a troll (supernatural being).
    • 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, page 26
      Clara's father, a trollish ne'er-do-well who spent most of his time in brothels and saloons, would disappear for days and weeks at a stretch, leaving Clara and her mother to fend for themselves.
  2. Resembling or pertaining to a troll (Internet troublemaker).
    • 2014, Jolie O'Dell, Blogging for Photographers, page 66:
      If you get a “trollish” comment, delete it, do not respond to it, and move forward immediately without paying any further mind.

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