Meaning of Miss Havisham–esque | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [B2]

Examples

“The last of these, [K-PAX,] in fact, is practically a parody of all blowsy Southern dames; [Celia] Weston plays a Miss Havisham–esque hospital inmate who, in her dementia, still makes up her face and puts on her costume jewelry and sets her table as if eternally expecting a gentleman caller.”

“The surrounding homes were crazed with schizophrenic tastes and priorities. A Craftsman that bohemians had painted purple and orange hallucinated next to a Miss Havisham–esque country where shredded Fourth of July decorations were still hanging around the doorway.”

“He wasn’t sure what he had expected, some Miss Havisham–esque shrine of dust and cobwebs, perhaps, but this was not it.”

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