Dantesque
See also: dantesque
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌdæntɪˈɛsk/
Adjective
Dantesque (comparative more Dantesque, superlative most Dantesque)
- Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Dante; characterized by a formal, elevated tone and somber focus.
- 2023 March 25, Ashifa Kassam, “‘Like a vacuum cleaner running all day’: noisy nightlife making Spanish streets ‘uninhabitable’”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
- “They’re screaming, looking for taxis, calling up friends and singing Happy Birthday to each other. It’s a spectacle, a Dantesque spectacle.”
Synonyms
Translations
of or pertaining to Dante or his style, with elevated tone and somber focus
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