Chauceresque
adjUK /ˌtʃɔːsəˈɹɛsk/ · US /ˌt͡ʃɔsəˈɹɛsk/
Etymology From Chaucer + -esque.
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Literature, Media, Publishing Reminiscent of the style of Geoffrey Chaucer (circa 1343–1400), major English poet of the Middle Ages.
- a shocking word of Chauceresque earthiness2011, Melvin J. Lasky, Media Warfare: The Americanization of Language, volume 3, page 35:
- Thrust together in a small vehicle for hours, or even days, they would have no choice but to get to know each other and the result might be a Chauceresque exchange of stories.2011, Mike Paterson, Inside Dickens' London, page 125: