-esque. Etym: [F., fr. It. -isco. Cf. -ish.]
Definition: A suffix of certain words from the French, Italian, and Spanish. It denotes manner or style; like; as, arabesque, after the manner of the Arabs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 July 2025
(adjective) expecting unquestioning obedience; “the timid child of authoritarian parents”; “insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
