Zola
noun
Émile 1840–1902, French novelist.
Zolaesque
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a word derived from
Zola.
Example Sentences
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After Zolaesque exertions, and a little heartbreak, a winner does emerge.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is dull and heavy, a Zolaesque human beast, but less a villain than a big lug.
From Time Magazine Archive
If this were one of those realistic Zolaesque stories I would describe the crick in the back that—but let us hurry on.
From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
There is no need for me—hein?—to be Zolaesque.
From The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
"I suppose their lives are not really so bad," said Winifred Inger, superior to the Zolaesque tragedy.
From The Rainbow by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
