Vampires Don't Sparkle

 Read the following passage from Twilight:

The girls were opposites.  The tall one was statuesque.  She had a beautiful figure, the kind you saw on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, the kind that make every girl around her take a hit on her self-esteem just by being in the same room.  Her hair was golden, gently waving to the middle of her back.  The short girl was pixielike, thin in the extreme, with small features.  Her hair was a deep black, cropped short and pointing in every direction.

Based on the above passage, what does the suffix -esque mean?

a. sparkling
b. beautiful
c. like
d. paranormal

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c. is correct.  The girl is so tall and beautiful that she is statuesque, or like a statue.