Chauceresque
English
Etymology
Chaucer + -esque
Pronunciation
- enPR: chô'sə-rĕskʹ
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtʃɔːsəˈɹɛsk/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃɔsəˈɹɛsk/
- Rhymes: -ɛsk
- Hyphenation: Chau‧cer‧esque
Adjective
Chauceresque (comparative more Chauceresque, superlative most Chauceresque)
- (literature) Reminiscent of the style of Geoffrey Chaucer (circa 1343–1400), major English poet of the Middle Ages.
- 2011, Melvin J. Lasky, Media Warfare: The Americanization of Language, volume 3, page 35:
- a shocking word of Chauceresque earthiness
- 2011, Mike Paterson, Inside Dickens' London, page 125:
- Thrust together in a small vehicle for hours, or even days, they would have no choice but to get to know each other and the result might be a Chauceresque exchange of stories.
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