Gatsbyesque
//ˈɡætsbɪˌɛsk// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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.""
Synonyms
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More examples"And meanwhile there was in him [Carter Burden] a theatrical hunger; the Gatsbyesque demand: "I was very conscious of stars.""
Etymology
From Gatsby + -esque (suffix meaning ‘resembling’ forming adjectives), from the surname of Jay Gatsby, the titular character of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925) by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940).
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