adj
havishamesque
Havishamesque (adj) means unwilling to move on from the past, or to accept that things have changed or gone wrong.
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Unwilling to move on from the past, or to accept that things have changed or gone wrong.
"Unlike most historic sites, which tend to ossify into Havishamesque stillness, Chesterwood, the turn-of-the-century home of popular academic sculptor Daniel Chester French, welcomes the fresh breezes of life."
— Julie Michaels, Guaranteed Listings (1987)
"On some level Chris felt sorry for abandoning Arthur; however, in Chris's mind, that still didn't justify the dramatics of it all—the maudlin, Havishamesque world he'd been dragged into because of a single mistake."
— Cory Ingram (2018)
"Iris went away to boil water or something, and Claire had time to investigate the shabby finery of the room. It was sad if you looked at it one way, almost Havishamesque."
— Mary Ann Kelly (1990)
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Etymology
From Havisham + -esque (suffix meaning ‘in the style or manner of’ forming adjectives), after the character Miss Havisham from the novel Great Expectations (1860–1861) by the English author Charles Dickens (1812–1870), a wealthy spinster once jilted at the altar, who lives in a ruined mansion and always wears her wedding dress.
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What is the meaning of havishamesque?
"havishamesque" (adj) means unwilling to move on from the past, or to accept that things have changed or gone wrong.
What is another word for havishamesque?
Other words for "havishamesque" include antiquated, backward, cobwebby, anachronistic, antediluvial, dated.
