Meaning of Gormenghastian | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or pertaining to Gormenghast, an enormous sprawling Gothic castle mired in inexplicable traditions, introduced in a series of novels by Mervyn Peake (1911-1968).

Examples

“The setting, a Gormenghastian castle, is rich with expectancy, and so is quite a lot of the language […]”

“The rules and rites that have⟳ come⟳ down through time are followed with Gormenghastian rigour, even though the reasons for some bits have⟳ long been forgotten […]”

“She'd been picturing some Gormenghastian monstrosity, a mass of dark stone and hulking, spiked towers.”

“Up and down the corridors, the dozen staircases, through the whole Gormenghastian maze.”

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