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thrilleresque en · ADJ

Etymology

From thriller + -esque.

Meanings

1. Reminiscent of a thriller.
   • The thrilleresque details of intrigue that get Vadim there are funny, and his conversation afterwards, in the Paris airport, with a Soviet spy who has shadowed him all the way, is hilarious[…] 1975, John Updike, Picked-up pieces:
   • An obvious evocation of the film's thrilleresque credentials, the image also establishes a direct link with the literary source of one of the narrative strands of the movie[…] 2011, María del Mar Azcona, The Multi-Protagonist Film:

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