Gatsbyesque /ˈɡætsbɪˌɛsk/ adjective1 •Suggestive of Jay Gatsby, the titular character of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925): enigmatic; extravagant; nouveau riche, etc.And meanwhile there was in him [Carter Burden] a theatrical hunger; the Gatsbyesque demand: "I was very conscious of stars." — 1970 formsmore Gatsbyesque · most Gatsbyesque