Hawthornesque

American  

[haw-thawr-nesk] / ˌhɔ θɔrˈnɛsk /

1. characteristic of or resembling the style, manner, or subjects of the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

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Etymology

Origin of Hawthornesque

Hawthorne + -esque

Example Sentences

And I do mean significant — everything from “Revival,” a scary Hawthornesque novel by horrormeister Stephen King, to a slim book called “The Meaning of Existence” by world renowned biologist E.O.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2014

The jacket blurb describes him as "Hawthornesque"; and indeed he is an energetic scruple collector.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Morris prose style modulates effortlessly between a deadpan Mark Twainish narrative of bizarre situations�Tom Sawyer as Easy Rider�and a grave Hawthornesque moral allegory.

From Time Magazine Archive

If one lets the lines ring in his ears a little, the true Hawthornesque murmur and half-mournful cadence become clear.

From A Study of Hawthorne by Lathrop, George Parsons

"The Minister's Black Veil" is an example of the peculiar Hawthornesque gloom, which the children would not understand or by ill luck would understand, and suffer the consequent dangerous depression.

From Literature in the Elementary School by MacClintock, Porter Lander