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statuesque

[stach-oo-esk]

adjective

like or suggesting a statue, as in massive or majestic dignity, grace, or beauty.

Origin:
1825–35; statue + -esque

Related forms

stat·u·esque·ly, adverb

stat·u·esque·ness, noun

un·stat·u·esque, adjective

un·stat·u·esque·ly, adverb

un·stat·u·esque·ness, noun

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statuesque (ˌstætjʊˈɛsk)

—*adj*
	like a statue, esp in possessing great formal beauty or dignity

[C19: from statue + -esque, on the model of picturesque]

statu'esquely

—*adv*

statu'esqueness

—n

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