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statuesque

/statjʊˈɛsk/ UK
/statʃʊˈɛsk/ UK

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Unadapted borrowing from French statuesque. By surface analysis, statu(e) + -esque.

adjective more statuesque · most statuesque

Resembling or characteristic of a statue. He was by no means a bad hero to look at, if such a thing were needed. His face was pale, melancholy, statuesque—and his large enthusiastic eyes, suggested a story and a secret—perhaps a horror.
Immobile; motionless. Both Cripps and Limpet were struck statuesque with a sudden apprehension of what was happening in Cripps's room, and Cripps, with a professional knowledge of the gloomy nature of Uncle Tinfish's eye, could feel it taking in the situation, including the conscientious nude, with dreadful intensity.
of a woman Elegantly tall, graceful, and attractive. Christy Turlington is a statuesque supermodel famous for her fashion ads.

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adj like a statue

Français	statuesque
Deutsch	statuengleich, statuenhaft, wie eine Statue
Ελληνικά	αγαλμάτινος agalmátinos, αγαλματώδης agalmatódis

adj elegantly tall and graceful

Français	statuesque
Deutsch	stattlich
Ελληνικά	αγαλματένιος agalmaténios

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@misc{statuesque_2026,
  title = {statuesque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/statuesque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}