surrealistic

adjective sur·re·al·is·tic \ -ˌrē-ə-ˈlis-tik also -ˌrā- \

Definition of surrealistic

1 :of or relating to surrealism

2 :having a strange dreamlike atmosphere or quality like that of a surrealist painting

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surrealistically

play \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Examples of surrealistic in a Sentence

It was a surrealistic experience.

Recent Examples of surrealistic from the Web

Buy Photo Walking into Goodway Group’s corporate headquarters in Jenkintown seems a bit surrealistic, especially for a company with 400 employees.

— jane m. von bergen, Philly.com, "What's it like to manage employees you never see? Philly CEO David Wolk has 400 examples," 24 Aug. 2017
After Dark at the Art Institute of Chicago (111 S. Michigan) is like Night at the Museum, but with more surrealistic photographs and less presidential wax figures.

— emily wasielewski, Chicago Reader, "Arts / Do This The Chicago Air and Water Show, the inaugural Tacos y Tamales Festival, and more to do in Chicago this weekend," 18 Aug. 2017
La Guarida was a bit like an extension of the National Museum of Fine Arts, with surrealistic paintings of naked crow-women on the walls.

— steve chapple, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Dual citizen gives visitor an insider's tour of Havana, Cuba," 3 Aug. 2017
Arnold and Hahn tend to encumber what seems a relatively straightforward thriller with surrealistic elements at odds with their Hitchcockian plot.

— f. kathleen foley, latimes.com, "‘Any Night's’ riveting performances and Hitchcockian thrills could soar on the big screen," 24 July 2017
Tales short and tall populate Annie Baker’s gently surrealistic play about writer’s-room inhabitants in search of a story.

— alexis soloski, New York Times, "What’s New in NYC Theater," 8 June 2017
That to get caught up in the cryptic clues and esoteric callbacks is to miss the larger surrealistic beauty of what Lynch is trying to create.

— joanna robinson, vanityfair.com, "Twin Peaks: 20 Easter Eggs, References, and Callbacks You Might Have Missed," 23 May 2017
That to get caught up in the cryptic clues and esoteric callbacks is to miss the larger surrealistic beauty of what Lynch is trying to create.

— joanna robinson, HWD, "Twin Peaks: 20 Easter Eggs, References, and Callbacks You Might Have Missed," 23 May 2017
The first 10 minutes or so really push your surrealistic-comfort boundaries.

— joanna robinson, VanityFair.com, "Twin Peaks: 20 Easter Eggs, References, and Callbacks You Might Have Missed," 23 May 2017

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