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Meaning of STATUESQUE

Pronunciation:  `stachoo'esk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  suggestive of a statue
  2. [adj]  of size and dignity suggestive of a statue
 
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 Synonyms: Junoesque, shapely, stately, tall
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Stat`u*esque"\, a.
Partaking of, or exemplifying, the characteristics of a
statue; having the symmetry, or other excellence, of a statue
artistically made; as, statuesquelimbs; a statuesque
attitude.
      Their characters are mostly statuesque even in this
      respect, that they have no background.   --Hare.
 

 

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