adj
havishamesque
Havishamesque (adj) means Stuck in the past; also, refusing to accept change or failure.
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Stuck in the past; also, refusing to accept change or failure.
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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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"havishamesque" (adj) means stuck in the past; also, refusing to accept change or failure.