Meanings
comparative more divaesque · superlative most divaesque
- Reminiscent of a diva.
(“Tell Me Who You Are”), about a wealthy Malian family in crisis, has some fascinating Almodóvarian overtones, and it is enlivened by the extravagant, divaesque dignity of Sokona Gakou in the role of a woman on the verge of a marital breakdown.
2009 October 7, A. O. Scott, “Wallowing in Misery for Art’s Sake”, in New York Times
Origin
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