Miss Havisham–esque

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1. alternativeAlternative form of Miss Havishamesque.

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

   2009, A. J. Hartley, What Time Devours, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, →ISBN, chapter 64, page 264

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   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.

   2005, Tara Ariano, Adam Sternbergh, “The Suburbs”, in Hey! It’s That Guy!: The Fametracker.com Guide to Character Actors, Philadelphia, Pa.: Quirk Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, section “Celia Weston: Hey! It’s That Vintage Southern Belle/Lockjawed New England Matriarch!”, page 212

   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.

   2006, Deanna Kizis, “Closing Costs”, in Finishing Touches, New York, N.Y.; Boston, Mass.: Warner Books, →ISBN, pages 155–156