Meaning of Romeo-and-Julietesque | Babel Free

Definitions

Adjective. [C2]

Examples

“With the women, of course, costuming was simple. It’s simply wonderful what a Romeo-and-Julietesque effect one can attain by the simple process of winding a string of blue beads around the north-east corner of a curly blonde head and draping a pink kimono over a skirt and waist; […]”

“Tempers would escalate, lines would be drawn, and this budding romance would turn into some Romeo-and-Julietesque grand passion.”

“‘You have not “fucked up”,’ Jess began, trying not to dwell on the notion of their relationship being described in a doomed Romeo-and-Julietesque way. ‘You were just led by your emotions and did—’”

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