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kafkaesque
What does kafkaesque mean?
kafkaesque (adjective): characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “kafkaesque” mean?
of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated
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characterized by surreal distortion and a sense of impending danger
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seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
Not quite: that's what unbounded means.
skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage
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