Woolfish

Definitions

Reminiscent of Virginia Woolf or her writing.

Examples

“For the training college annual magazine, at the end⟳ of the reports of the sports clubs, I wrote a Woolfish piece set⟳ in a city dancehall.”

“A Woolfish “she missed the film. For she was late” takes us back to the edges of sanity. Today, the idiomatic usage of for seems a little arch.”

“Marsha – Miss⟳ Francomb? – is tall and imposing, with aquiline features that give⟳ her an intimidating Woolfish quality. In her early forties, her grey hair cropped and brushed forward⟳ Soviet-style, her voice husky and commanding, she stands and offers her hand.”

“Mom's turned my childhood bedroom into a Woolfish “Writing Room.” It's packed with a new lacy daybed, an army of cushions, a rich wood desk, a computer.”

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