Pynchonesqueadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɪn(t)ʃəˈnɛsk/, U.S.

/ˌpɪn(t)ʃəˈnɛsk/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pynchon , -esque suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. (b. 1937), American novelist + -esque suffix.

Characteristic of the style or content of the writings of the novelist Thomas Pynchon, esp. in featuring surrealistic irony or fantasy, or in being densely allusive, convoluted, or verbose.

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1975 Signs 1 460 There are..times when Pynchon's knowledge seems too vast..to be human, and one imagines Pynchonesque conspiracies to compose Gravity's Rainbow in a committee of other Cornell writers.

1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Sept. 1044/5 The journey, like the novel, is long, bizarre, and Pynchonesque.

1986 Washington Post 18 Jan. g2/4 [He] has an exceptional gift for detail, Pynchonesque in its sheer clutter, and he lets his words and sounds and images tumble freely over each other.

1999 Wired Jan. 120/1 Modern Russian SF tends to be quirky, fantastic, moody, surreal, even somewhat Pynchonesque.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pynchonesque
释义	Pynchonesqueadj. Brit. /ˌpɪn(t)ʃəˈnɛsk/, U.S. /ˌpɪn(t)ʃəˈnɛsk/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pynchon , -esque suffix. Etymology: < the name of Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. (b. 1937), American novelist + -esque suffix. Characteristic of the style or content of the writings of the novelist Thomas Pynchon, esp. in featuring surrealistic irony or fantasy, or in being densely allusive, convoluted, or verbose. ΚΠ 1975 Signs 1 460 There are..times when Pynchon's knowledge seems too vast..to be human, and one imagines Pynchonesque conspiracies to compose Gravity's Rainbow in a committee of other Cornell writers. 1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Sept. 1044/5 The journey, like the novel, is long, bizarre, and Pynchonesque. 1986 Washington Post 18 Jan. g2/4 [He] has an exceptional gift for detail, Pynchonesque in its sheer clutter, and he lets his words and sounds and images tumble freely over each other. 1999 Wired Jan. 120/1 Modern Russian SF tends to be quirky, fantastic, moody, surreal, even somewhat Pynchonesque. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1975
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