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English

Poeish

From Poe + -ish (suffix meaning ‘similar to, typical of’ forming adjectives).

Formed from Poe + -ish

Old Norse pái ‘peacock’

English Poe

The story

From Poe + -ish (suffix meaning ‘similar to, typical of’ forming adjectives).

Today it means

adj Synonym of Poe-esque (“of or relating to Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the American poet and writer best known for tales of the macabre and mystery, or to his works; also, suggestive or in the style of Poe's works; especially, eerie, Gothic, macabre”).

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