"Lomanesque" meaning in All languages combined

See Lomanesque on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Lomanesque [comparative], most Lomanesque [superlative]
Etymology: From Loman + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Loman|esque}} Loman + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} Lomanesque (comparative more Lomanesque, superlative most Lomanesque)
  1. Characteristic of Willy Loman, an aging salesman in suicidal decline, in Arthur Miller's 1949 play Death of a Salesman.
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