Beardsleyesque

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adjective

Reminiscent of the artistic style of Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English illustrator and author, whose black-ink drawings emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.

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Meanings

adjectiveBeardsleyesque (comparative more Beardsleyesque, superlative most Beardsleyesque)

comparative more Beardsleyesque · superlative most Beardsleyesque

  1. Reminiscent of the artistic style of Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English illustrator and author, whose black-ink drawings emphasized the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic.

Origin

From Beardsley + -esque.

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Beardsleyesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beardsleyesque

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“Beardsleyesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beardsleyesque. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Beardsleyesque,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Beardsleyesque.

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