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statuesque

sta·tues·que

UK/statjʊˈɛsk/ US/statʃʊˈɛsk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of size and dignity suggestive of a statue

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2.

suggestive of a statue

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French statuesque. By surface analysis, statu(e) + -esque.

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