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Altmanesque

Altmanesque adjective: displaying traits typical of a film made by Robert Altman (1925–2006), typically highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective and often a subversive twist.

Adjective

Altmanesque (comparative more Altmanesque, superlative most Altmanesque)

  1. Displaying traits typical of a film made by Robert Altman (1925–2006), typically highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective and often a subversive twist.

Forms of Altmanesque

comparativemore Altmanesque
superlativemost Altmanesque

Origin of Altmanesque

From Altman + -esque.

Questions about Altmanesque

What does Altmanesque mean?
Altmanesque means displaying traits typical of a film made by Robert Altman (1925–2006), typically highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective and often a subversive twist.
What part of speech is Altmanesque?
Altmanesque is an adjective.

Words near Altmanesque in the dictionary

  1. Altland
  2. Altlands
  3. altlang
  4. altlangs
  5. Altman
  6. Altmanesque
  7. Altmann
  8. Altmanns
  9. Altmans
  10. altmetric
  11. altmetrics

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