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Gilliamesque

Gilliamesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of Terry Gilliam (born 1940), American-born British animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy.

Adjective

Gilliamesque (comparative more Gilliamesque, superlative most Gilliamesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of Terry Gilliam (born 1940), American-born British animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy.
    • Terry agreed because he felt it was a little far out and, as I was reminded, Terry wanted to stay clear of things that seemed too Gilliamesque.1991, Richard LaGravenese, The Fisher king: the book of the film
    • Brazil is quintessentially Gilliamesque, in blurring the distinction between real and dream-states, sane and mad, inside and outside...1999, I. Q. Hunter, British science fiction cinema

Forms of Gilliamesque

comparativemore Gilliamesque
superlativemost Gilliamesque

Origin of Gilliamesque

From Gilliam + -esque.

Questions about Gilliamesque

What does Gilliamesque mean?
Gilliamesque means reminiscent of the works of Terry Gilliam (born 1940), American-born British animator and film director, characterised by surreal imaginative fantasy.
What part of speech is Gilliamesque?
Gilliamesque is an adjective.

Words near Gilliamesque in the dictionary

  1. gilli-danda
  2. gilli-flower
  3. gilli-flowers
  4. Gilliam
  5. Gilliam County
  6. Gilliamesque
  7. gillian
  8. gillians
  9. Gilliard
  10. Gilliards
  11. Gilliatt

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