Gatsbyesque

Adjective

Gatsbyesque (comparative more Gatsbyesque, superlative most Gatsbyesque)

1. Suggestive of Jay Gatsby, the titular character of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925): enigmatic; extravagant; nouveau riche, etc.
   • And meanwhile there was in him [Carter Burden] a theatrical hunger; the Gatsbyesque demand: "I was very conscious of stars."1970 January 19, Julie Baumgold, “Carterandamanda: Learning the New York Lesson”, in Clay S[chuette] Felker, editor, New York, volume 3, number 3, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page...
   • During the first half of the century, Princeton and Cornell joined forces every third and fourth years for home-and-away dual meets with the two English schools [Oxford University and Cambridge University]. It was a sort of Gatsbyesque ideal, featuring a long trip on a luxury liner, and a classic...1980 May 19, Phil Ponebshek, “Battle for Berths to Britain”, in Charles L. Creesy, editor, Princeton Alumni Weekly, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18, column 1

   Synonyms:

   Gatsbyan, Gatsbyish