English Explanatory Dictionary

Gandalfesque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. With qualities resembling those of Gandalf, a wise old wizard in The Lord of the Rings with a long white beard.

Word forms

Gandalfesque more Gandalfesque most Gandalfesque

Etymology

Gandalf + -esque, with the name having been taken by J. R. R. Tolkien from the Old Norse Gandálfr, from gandr (“magic staff”) + alfr (“elf”).

Synonyms

Gandalfian Gandalfish
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