-esque

American  

1. an adjective suffix indicating style, manner, resemblance, or distinctive character.

   arabesque; Romanesque; picturesque.

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-esque British  

suffix

1. indicating a specified character, manner, style, or resemblance

   picturesque

   Romanesque

   statuesque

   Chaplinesque

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Etymology

Origin of -esque

< French < Italian -esco ≪ Germanic; -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Her rapport with the correspondents set a high bar, and she brought a level of energy to the monologue that only Minhaj, who hosted his own “Daily Show”-esque program on Netflix, could match.

From Washington Post

In a “Shark Tank”-esque pitch session, entrepreneurs proposed new ways to integrate AI into entertainment, such as by splitting audio stems or visualizing film scripts automatically.

From Los Angeles Times

In the fact-based crime drama “Boston Strangler,” Keira Knightley steps into another period piece, sporting an “Atonement”-esque bob and with a cigarette dangling from her lips as Loretta McLaughlin, the ambitious newspaper reporter who, in 1960s Boston, broke the story of the serial killer who would come to be known as the Boston Strangler.

From Washington Post

Much of the conflict in the show has stemmed from John B. and Sarah’s “Romeo and Juliet”-esque relationship — he’s a working-class Pogue, while she was born into a wealthy family of Kooks.

From Los Angeles Times

Kline’s film is drenched in dystopian, “Blade Runner”-esque sentiment.

From New York Times