Wodehouse

[ wood-hous ]

/ ˈwʊdˌhaʊs /

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noun

Sir P(el·ham) G(renville)

[pel-uhm], /ˈpɛl əm/, 1881–1975, U.S. novelist and humorist, born in England.

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How to use Wodehouse in a sentence

It grieves me to think that I will go to my grave without having read all of P.G. Wodehouse.
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If not, there are 90-odd original Wodehouse books on a shelf nearby.
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The 2,500-square-foot property was previously owned by P.G. Wodehouse, a novelist and grandson of Queen Victoria.
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The telling of Wildfire itself reads almost like a farce—with a few pratfalls, it would be Wodehouse-level comedy.
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Wodehouse, who adored the Pekingese breed of dog, liked to judge people on whether they were sound on Pekes.
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Miss Wodehouse turned with her, taking Freddy's other hand—a proceeding to which that hero rather demurred.
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"Papa, pray—pray don't talk nonsense," said Miss Wodehouse, with gentle indignation.
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If a certain softening of half-tender pity shone in the curate's eye, could Lucy Wodehouse blame him?
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She turned her back upon the lights, and clasped Miss Wodehouse's hand, and said good-night hastily.
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"It depends upon what you think of, whether thinking is a comfort or not," said good Miss Wodehouse.
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British Dictionary definitions for Wodehouse

Wodehouse

/ (ˈwʊdˌhaʊs) /

noun

Sir P (elham) G (renville). 1881–1975, US author, born in England. His humorous novels of upper-class life in England include the Psmith and Jeeves series

Derived forms of Wodehouse

Wodehousian, adjective

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