Daliesque

[ dah-lee-esk ]

/ ˌdɑ liˈɛsk /

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adjective

of, pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the surrealist art of Salvador Dali: giant advertising posters depicting Daliesque distortions of everyday objects.

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Origin of Daliesque

First recorded in 1940–45; Dali + -esque

Words nearby Daliesque

Dalglish, dalgyte, Dalhousie, Dali, Dalian, Daliesque, Dalila, Dali, Salvador, Dalit, Dalkon Shield, Dallapiccola