Kiplingesque

adjective

Kip·​ling·​esque

1

: of, resembling, or having the characteristics of the literary style of Rudyard Kipling

the poems … were direct, Kiplingesque

—Gertrude Stein

2

: characterized by an attitude of superiority over and a responsibility for nonwhite peoples often associated with the writings of Rudyard Kipling

a Kiplingesque condescension toward China

—F. J. Brown & J. S. Roucek

Word History

Etymology

Rudyard Kipling + English -esque

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