-esque


  1. an adjective suffix indicating style, manner, resemblance, or distinctive character: arabesque; Romanesque; picturesque.

Origin of -esque

1
<French <Italian -esco ≪ Germanic; see -ish1

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-esque

suffix forming adjectives
  1. indicating a specified character, manner, style, or resemblance: picturesque; Romanesque; statuesque; Chaplinesque

Origin of -esque

1
via French from Italian -esco, of Germanic origin; compare -ish

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