Definitions

1. adjective

resembling or suggestive of Dante Alighieri or his poetry, especially in being gloomy and fantastical

“The dark and twisted cityscape was dantesque, with its crumbling spires and gothic architecture.”

2. noun

a scene or atmosphere that is reminiscent of Dante’s Inferno or other works of the same style

“The abandoned asylum had a dantesque quality to it, with its flickering candles and eerie silences.”