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statuesque
CIDE DICTIONARY
statuesque, 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. [1913 Webster]
"Their characters are mostly statuesque even in this respect, that they have no background." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
statuesque, adj. like, or having the dignity or beauty of a statue.
Derivative
statuesquely adv. statuesqueness n.
Etymology
STATUE + -ESQUE, after picturesque
THESAURUS
statuesque
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