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Ouidaesque, a.|wiːdəˈɛsk|
[f. Ouida, the nom-de-plume of the English novelist Marie Louise de la Ramée (1839–1908) + -esque.]
Characteristic or suggestive of the novels of ‘Ouida’; marked by extravagance or lack of restraint.
1909Westm. Gaz. 6 Apr. 4/2 It is the case of the ‘Ouidaesque’ young man with the big cigar of the motor shows over again. 1915W. J. Locke Jaffery xxi. 287 Like the Ouidaesque hero, who could ride a Derby Winner with one hand, and stroke a University Crew to victory with the other. 1929Sunday Express 20 Jan. 9 The ‘dark Odyssey of Gilbert Stroud’ is almost Ouidaesque. 1930Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Apr. 338/3 A hero of almost Ouidaesque impressiveness. 1971E. Mavor Ladies of Llangollen xii. 201 In Mr Penruddock's final Ouida-esque version, the successful elopement occurs on the night of a grand ball. |