thrilleresque

adj

thrilleresque

adj

Etymology From thriller + -esque.

1

Reminiscent of a thriller.

  • The thrilleresque details of intrigue that get Vadim there are funny, and his conversation afterwards, in the Paris airport, with a Soviet spy who has shadowed him all the way, is hilarious[…]1975, John Updike, Picked-up pieces:
  • An obvious evocation of the film's thrilleresque credentials, the image also establishes a direct link with the literary source of one of the narrative strands of the movie[…]2011, María del Mar Azcona, The Multi-Protagonist Film:

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