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Dantesque

[ dan-tesk ]

adjective

  1. in the style of Dante; characterized by impressive elevation of style with deep solemnity or somberness of feeling.


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Other Word Forms

  • d-ٲ·ٱܱ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Dantesque1

1825–35; Dant(e) + -esque; compare French dantesque, Italian dantesco
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Example Sentences

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Education Minister Pilar Alegría called the image of Obregón leaving the hospital "Dantesque", referring to the Italian writer's journey through hell.

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“It’s Dantesque. No one has seen anything like it.”

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A thick fog lay in the valley below, a smoldering cauldron of white from which only the treetops protruded, stark and Dantesque.

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If you feel like every avenue has led to a dead end or a Dantesque traffic circle, you may have one final line of defense: your credit card company.

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Thus, his eternal roaming has a hint of a Dantesque punishment — he who loves television will be doomed to observe the world without participating, trapped forever in front of a screen with no remote control.

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