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-esque

suffix
 
 
/-esk/

Definition

like or in the style of someone or their work: Dalí-esque Leonardo-esque Working there was like being trapped in a Kafkaesque nightmare.Similar and the sameDescribing people with the same qualities
(Definition of -esque suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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