-esque

an adjective suffix indicating style, manner, resemblance, or distinctive character: arabesque; Romanesque; picturesque.

Origin of -esque

<French <Italian -esco ≪ Germanic; see -ish¹

Words Nearby -esque

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How to use -esque in a sentence

Rick suggests a Woodbury-esque sneak attack on the hospital and lays out a meticulous strategy relying heavily on timing and luck.
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For half a century, Ferencz, a tenacious 95-year-old, has been on his own Lemkin-esque campaign.
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Factors that once worked against him, like his Sasquatch-esque hairstyle, are now a positive.
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Social Security and/or Medicare “reform” along Paul Ryan-esque lines.
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Ad after ad I saw described Hagan as a “rubber stamp,” almost zombie-esque follower of Obama.
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There is much that is Audrey-esque in the lady whose disappearance from Clermont-Ferrand may be causing perturbation.
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Columbs615 enim, qus inclss ante fam7 adfcerat, epistuls ad collum religbat esque proxim moenibus loc mittbat.
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Under a Life Ray projector, a beautiful, Juno-esque woman was playing a violin.
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British Dictionary definitions for -esque

-esque

suffix forming adjectives

indicating a specified character, manner, style, or resemblance: picturesque; Romanesque; statuesque; Chaplinesque

Origin of -esque

via French from Italian -esco, of Germanic origin; compare -ish

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