Citations:Voldemortish

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English citations of Voldemortish

Adjective: "having similar traits to the fictional evil wizard Voldemort from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling"[edit]

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  • 2007, Al Hoff, "Arthur and the Invisibles", Pittsburgh City Paper, 18 January 2007:
    The last reel is buoyed by the deliciously hammy tones of David Bowie, who voices the Voldemortish villain.
  • 2008, Kat Brown, "Female Agents", Empire, 1 July 2008:
    There’s no popcorn heroism or villainy: Bleibtreu’s Heinrich is a far cry from the Voldemortish rent-a-Teuton that typically passes for a cinematic Nazi, his humanity making him an even more disturbing character.
  • 2011, Jane Horwitz, "Family Filmgoer", The Boston Globe, 31 July 2011:
    The villain, Red Skull, is a scary character, not to mention seriously ugly in a noseless, Voldemortish way.
  • 2013, Allison Leotta, Speak of the Devil, New York: Pocket Books (2015), →ISBN, chapter 49, 351:
    There was little that could be done to make Diablo appear less frightening. He had a haircut, and now wore Justin Bieber-like bangs covering his horns. He wore a button-down shirt and dark slacks. But no amount of concealer was going to hide the tattoos covering his entire face, or reconstruct the Voldemortish nostrils.