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Kafkaesque

adjective Kaf·ka·esque \ˌkäf-kə-ˈesk, ˌkaf-\

Definition of KAFKAESQUE

:  of, relating to, or suggestive of Franz Kafka or his writings; especially :  having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality <Kafkaesque bureaucratic delays>
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First Known Use of KAFKAESQUE

1946

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