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statuesque (encz) | statuesque,vznešený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Statuesque (gcide) | Statuesque \Stat`u*esque"\ (st[a^]ch`[=oo]*[e^]sk" or
st[a^]t`[-u]*[e^]sk"), a.
Partaking of, or exemplifying, the characteristics of a
statue; having the symmetry, or other excellence, of a statue
artistically made; as, statuesquelimbs; a statuesque
attitude.
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Their characters are mostly statuesque even in this
respect, that they have no background. --Hare.
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statuesque (wn) | statuesque
adj 1: of size and dignity suggestive of a statue [syn:
stately, statuesque]
2: suggestive of a statue [syn: Junoesque, statuesque] |
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statuesquely (encz) | statuesquely, |
statuesqueness (encz) | statuesqueness,nehybnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Statuesque (gcide) | Statuesque \Stat`u*esque"\ (st[a^]ch`[=oo]*[e^]sk" or
st[a^]t`[-u]*[e^]sk"), a.
Partaking of, or exemplifying, the characteristics of a
statue; having the symmetry, or other excellence, of a statue
artistically made; as, statuesquelimbs; a statuesque
attitude.
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Their characters are mostly statuesque even in this
respect, that they have no background. --Hare.
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Statuesquely (gcide) | Statuesquely \Stat`u*esque"ly\, adv.
In a statuesque manner; in a way suggestive of a statue; like
a statue.
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A character statuesquely simple in its details.
--Lowell.
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