English

Adjective

Sauronesque ‎(comparative more Sauronesque, superlative most Sauronesque)

1. Having similar traits to the fictional character Sauron from the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, including evilness, tyrannicalness, or panopticism.
   • 1984, Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, Volume 104, Issues 10-14, page 146:

     This crew faces the Sauronesque embodiment of evil, the Shadow, its minions, the savage Reavers, and treachery in the usurper of Arlen's throne.

   • 2003, Noah Shachtman, "Bush's Year of U.S. Surveillance", Wired, 2 January 2003:

     And it's not the only Sauronesque Bush program

   • 2008, Chronicles, Volume 32, page 36:

     Their Sauronesque motto—Join us, and we can rule the Middle East together—doesn't have quite the catchy ring it once did.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Sauronesque.