Hawthornesque

[ haw-thawr-nesk ]

1. characteristic of or resembling the style, manner, or subjects of the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hawthornesque¹

Hawthorne + -esque

Example Sentences

And I do mean significant — everything from “Revival,” a scary Hawthornesque novel by horrormeister Stephen King, to a slim book called “The Meaning of Existence” by world renowned biologist E.O.

From Seattle Times

"The Minister's Black Veil" is an example of the peculiar Hawthornesque gloom, which the children would not understand or by ill luck would understand, and suffer the consequent dangerous depression.

From Project Gutenberg

The Morris prose style modulates effortlessly between a deadpan Mark Twainish narrative of bizarre situations�Tom Sawyer as Easy Rider�and a grave Hawthornesque moral allegory.

From Time Magazine Archive

The jacket blurb describes him as "Hawthornesque"; and indeed he is an energetic scruple collector.

From Time Magazine Archive

I like those shadowy, weird, fantastic, Hawthornesque shapes flitting through the golden gloom, which is the atmosphere of the book.

From Project Gutenberg