Hemingwayesque

American

[hem-ing-wey-esk] / ˌhɛm ɪŋ weɪˈɛsk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.

Hemingwayesque British

/ ˌhɛmɪŋˌweɪˈɛsk /

adjective

of, relating to, or like Ernest Hemingway or his literary style

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Etymology

Origin of Hemingwayesque

First recorded in 1940–45; Hemingway + -esque

Example Sentences

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A Hemingwayesque writer reviews the riddle of his life as he lies dying in Africa.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2020

For the Hemingwayesque director, there was none of that final-credit nonsense: “No animals were harmed in the making of this film.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019

His body of work is a cinema of experience—not of Hemingwayesque adventure but of immediate emotion and irrepressible impulse, of the vital force of the moment.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 16, 2015

Worst of all is the fake-poetic dialogue, which ranges from Hemingwayesque to actual Hemingway.

From New York Times • May 27, 2012

Even if you write in short, declarative, Hemingwayesque sentences, its your word choice that may determine your comparison.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2010

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