English edit

Etymology edit

Burtonesque +‎ -ly

Adverb edit

Burtonesquely (comparative more Burtonesquely, superlative most Burtonesquely)

  1. In a Burtonesque manner.
    • 2004 January 20, Catherine Marquis-Homeyer, “Tim Burton trolls new waters in 'Big Fish',"”, in The Current, volume 36, number 1106, page 13:
      "'Up and at people, Selfridge,' I boomed Burtonesquely."
    • 2005, Ben Pobjie, Handy Latin Phrases:
      Fortunately, all of the Burtonesquely twisted trees down the rabbit hole were computer-generated, and knew their boundaries.
    • 2010 April 27, Liz Buckle, “Alice In Wonderland: Tim Burton's take on the Lewis Carroll stories”, in Daily Info:
      I really enjoyed this film and whilst I can see how a die hard Alice snob would baulk at the dramatic departure from the text, that departure is so Burtonesquely brilliant and filled with its own wonder that I think it matters not a jot.
    • 2012 December 6, Robbie Collin, “Les Misérables, first review”, in The Telegraph:
      This absolutely stunning set from Death Row Designs comes with everything you need to make over your place to be totally Burtonesquely awesome.