novelesqueadj.
/ˌnɒvəˈlɛsk/, /ˌnɒvlˈɛsk/, U.S. /ˌnɑvəˈlɛsk/ = novelistic adj.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [adjective]
novelish1800
novelistic1835
novelesque1853
1853 N. Brit. Rev. Nov. 92 She takes part in the scheme with the presentiment that something may turn up in the way of a good novelesque amour.
1883 Academy 15 Sept. 171/2 To look aghast at such novelesque treatment of an historical theme.
1973 D. Matias tr. C. Metz in Screen Spring 67 The filmic image can never translate memory as such except by the subterfuge of the ‘speaking first person’ which is itself essentially ‘novelesque’.
1996 Time Out N.Y. 19 June 43/2 In his typically novelesque fashion, Sayles weaves the personal histories of his characters around the political conflict.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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