surrealistic
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism; surreal.
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having features typical or reminiscent of those depicted in surrealistic painting or drawing.
the moon's surrealistic landscape.
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Etymology
Origin of surrealistic
1925–30; surrealist ( def. ) + -ic
Example Sentences
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It was released by Disney, an implausible partner for a filmmaker known for haunting, surrealistic and often deeply disturbing movies.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
Finally, the film gets surrealistic and even incorporates the William Tell scene from Burroughs' own life.
From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024
He stresses that he wanted to create the surrealistic life of a Secret Service agent, one minute guarding the president and another chasing guys passing a fake $20.
From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2023
Marc-André Dalbavie’s opera based on Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s surrealistic novel “The Melancholy of Resistance” will premiere next summer in Berlin.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2023
The tops of the sheer buildings slanted in weird, surrealistic perspective, and the street seemed tilted.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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