Tarzanesque

English

Etymology

From Tarzan +‎ -esque.

Adjective

Tarzanesque (comparative more Tarzanesque, superlative most Tarzanesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the fictional Tarzan; suggesting savage jungle life.
    • 1933 December 27, Punch, London, page 712, column 1:
      That, taken in conjunction with my Tarzanesque agility,
      They constitute a clue to my athletic versatility.
    • 1937 April 24, Smith's Weekly, Sydney, page 10, column 2:
      It was too Tarzanesque for the apes.
    • 1991, Kevin Starr, Material Dreams, page 75:
      Ostensibly, [Edgar Rice] Burroughs wanted the simple, Tarzanesque life in Tarzana, far from the madding crowd. Yet as soon as he had taken possession of his estate, he expanded it to include a swimming pool, a ballroom, and a theater […]
    • 2002, Astrid M. Fellner, Articulating selves: contemporary Chicana self-representation:
      a Tarzanesque shout of exultation and triumph
    • 2007, Simon Richmond, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, page 392:
      The river crossing is a bit Tarzanesque – saltwater crocodiles occasionally lurk around the mouth of the river […]
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