Dantesque
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- pseudo-Dantesque adjective
Etymology
Origin of Dantesque
1825–35; Dant(e) + -esque; compare French dantesque, Italian dantesco
Example Sentences
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Education Minister Pilar Alegría called the image of Obregón leaving the hospital "Dantesque", referring to the Italian writer's journey through hell.
From BBC
“It’s Dantesque. No one has seen anything like it.”
From Seattle Times
A thick fog lay in the valley below, a smoldering cauldron of white from which only the treetops protruded, stark and Dantesque.
From Literature
If you feel like every avenue has led to a dead end or a Dantesque traffic circle, you may have one final line of defense: your credit card company.
From Washington Post
Thus, his eternal roaming has a hint of a Dantesque punishment — he who loves television will be doomed to observe the world without participating, trapped forever in front of a screen with no remote control.
From New York Times
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