Chaplinesque
[ chap-luh-nesk ]
/ ˌtʃæp ləˈnɛsk /
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adjective
characteristic of or resembling the comedy or filmmaking style of Charlie Chaplin.
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How to use Chaplinesque in a sentence
Ron, glowering behind the keyboard, favored a narrow smudge of a mustache that’s either Hitlerian or Chaplinesque, depending on your mood.
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