rocambolesque
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French rocambolesque, from Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's character, Rocambole.
Adjective
rocambolesque (comparative more rocambolesque, superlative most rocambolesque)
- Fantastic, incredible, fabulous.
- a rocambolesque story
Translations
fantastic
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French
Etymology
From Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail's character, Rocambole and + -esque.
Adjective
rocambolesque (plural rocambolesques)
- fantastic, unusual, incredible, wacky
- Synonyms: incroyable, inimaginable, inouï, invraisemblable
Further reading
- “rocambolesque” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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