Romeo-and-Julietesque

Romeo-and-Julietesque (comparative more Romeo-and-Julietesque, superlative most Romeo-and-Julietesque)

1. Alternative form of Romeo and Juliet-esque.
   • 1917 January 11, “Plays ‘Romey-oh and—’: Shakespeare’s Tragedy in the Movies a Burlesque. […]”, in The Kansas City Star, volume 37, number 116, Kansas City, Mo., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 13, column 1:

     With the women, of course, costuming was simple. It’s simply wonderful what a Romeo-and-Julietesque effect one can attain by the simple process of winding a string of blue beads around the north-east corner of a curly blonde head and draping a pink kimono over a skirt and waist; […]

   • 1998, Bernhardt, William, 1960-, Naked justice‎^[1], page 56:

     Tempers would escalate, lines would be drawn, and this budding romance would turn into some Romeo-and-Julietesque grand passion.

   • 2002, Gilmour, Susie, Holding out or giving in‎^[2], page 83:

     ‘You have not “fucked up”,’ Jess began, trying not to dwell on the notion of their relationship being described in a doomed Romeo-and-Julietesque way. ‘You were just led by your emotions and did—’