|stachə|wesk adjective
Etymology: statue (I) + -esque
: resembling a statue: as
a.
(1) : having a massive dignity or impressiveness : majestic
a fine, statuesque giant — Walter Lippmann
(2) : strikingly well-proportioned : tall , shapely
a statuesque model
she measures a statuesque 5 feet 8 — Roger Dettmer
b.
(1) : immobile or rigid in stance or posture
statuesque great white heron — J.H.Baker
statuesque soldiers
(2) : coldly formal : inflexible
statuesque piety — W.M.Thackeray
c. : marked by classic harmony of form but little color, warmth, or feeling : marmoreal
a composed, statuesque little novel — New Yorker
• stat·u·esque·ly adverb
• stat·u·esque·ness noun -es