Adamesque

adjective

Ad·​am·​esque

¦a-də-¦mesk

of architecture and furniture

: derived from the style of the brothers Adam

attenuated delicacies of Mount Vernon's Adamesque ceilings

—Hugh Morrison

Word History

Etymology

Robert and James Adam + English -esque

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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