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English
Etymology
From Chaucer + -esque.
Pronunciation
Adjective
Chauceresque (comparative more Chauceresque, superlative most Chauceresque)
- (literature) Reminiscent of the style of Geoffrey Chaucer (circa 1343–1400), major English poet of the Middle Ages.
2011, Melvin J. Lasky, Media Warfare: The Americanization of Language, volume 3, page 35:a shocking word of Chauceresque earthiness
2011, Mike Paterson, Inside Dickens' London, page 125:Thrust together in a small vehicle for hours, or even days, they would have no choice but to get to know each other and the result might be a Chauceresque exchange of stories.