romanticistic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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But here the fact wanted the basis of simplicity so strong in the other scene; in the mixture of the real and the ideal the group was romanticistic.
From Roman Holidays, and Others by Howells, William Dean
He preached a crusade against romanticism, and fought a long fight with it, only to realize at last that he was himself too romanticistic to succeed against it, and heroically to own his defeat.
From Emile Zola by Howells, William Dean
Well, they are romantic—romantic like a gentle poem, like an idyllic tale; but I deny that they are romanticistic.
From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean
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