Austenesque

adjective

Aus·​ten·​esque ˌȯ-stə-ˈnesk 

ˌä-

: austenian

Left fatherless in adolescence, she was married off by an Austenesque mother to a man who spent on women what he did not lose in gambling …

—Stuart Curran, Romantic Writings, 1996

… Austenesque powers of social observation …

—Margalit Fox, New York Times Book Review, 10 Jan. 1999

Word History

Etymology

Jane Austen + -esque entry 1

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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