Definitions

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  • adjective Fantastical or surreal.
  • adjective In the manner of the films of Fellini.

Etymologies

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From the name of the Italian film director Federico Fellini.

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Examples

  • Mobster Circus A new kind of Felliniesque entertainment form has sprung to life in America.

    Slicker Spike Breaks the Bank 2006

  • Mobster Circus A new kind of Felliniesque entertainment form has sprung to life in America.

    Slicker Spike Breaks the Bank 2006

  • Dawn Taylor says that the film virtually defines the "Felliniesque": "weird, sexy, funny, crude, beautiful, political, and in all ways marvelous."

    GreenCine Daily 2009

  • But notice the number on the door of the palazzo: above the 110, it says "Già 113"—formerly 113—a very Felliniesque address.

    Finding Fellini Lee Marshall 2011

  • Sometimes Fellini's Rome and Felliniesque Rome live in close proximity.

    Finding Fellini Lee Marshall 2011

  • Adding to the Felliniesque atmosphere of the old Blue Whale were the genuinely surreal episodes when deranged fans would stumble into the place.

    ɘloЯ 2010

  • Are the umbrellas emblazoned with huge eyes Felliniesque?

    The Real Offenbach 2009

  • The over-used term ‘Felliniesque’ does pop to mind.

    “Would YOU like to be Queen for a day?” | clusterflock 2009

  • Felliniesque is the only word for Valentino's 45th-anniversary bash, and the Roman society that Fellini depicts in "La Dolce Vita" is a surreal version of the one in which Valentino and Giancarlo met.

    'Valentino' Finds Passion in Fashion 2009

  • Are the umbrellas emblazoned with huge eyes Felliniesque?

    The Real Offenbach 2009

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