Dantean

[ dan-tee-uhn, dan-tee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Dante or his writings.
2. Dantesque.

noun

1. a person who is an expert on the writings of Dante.

Other Words From

• pre-Dante·an adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Dantean¹

First recorded in 1825–35; Dante + -an

Example Sentences

It’s no spoiler to point out that the brilliant Ward employs a Dantean structure as Annis makes her descent and, at last, her rebirth.

From Los Angeles Times

The coronavirus hit these small gatherings hard, but by meeting again, these regulars embodied the best in Dantean resistance and hope.

From Washington Post

In a Dantean sort of way, Australia’s holiday-season infernos provided a fitting close to 2019, which has been called “the year the world woke up to the climate crisis.”

From The New Yorker

And while I am not a daily communicant, I am a daily commuter, often perspiring in the Dantean circle of hell known as the lower levels of Penn Station.

From New York Times

But that is not why his Dantean passages sparkle.

From Economist