| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings.[Wordnet]
2. Dantelike; Dantean.[Websters] 3. Being grave. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb dantesquely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (dantesquely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective dantesque.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "Dantesque" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references) |
| Etymology:Dantesque \Dan*tesque"\, adjective. [Compare to Italian Dantesco.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: Dantesque
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Dantesque (2 syl.). Dante-like - that is, a minute life-like representation of the infernal horrors, whether by words, as in the poet, or in visible form, as in Doré's illustrations of the Inferno. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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