Verlainesqueadj.
/vɛːleɪˈnɛsk/ Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the French poet Paul Verlaine (1844–96), or his works.
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1891 E. Dowson Let. 20 Mar. (1967) 189 Its an attempt at mere sound verse..a vague, Verlainesque emotion.
1915 W. Lewis Lett. (1963) 68 He told me he had written a lot of filthy sexual verse... He described it as Verlainesque, damn his shifty little eyes.
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