Rocambolesque

a rocambolesque story

Behind much of this were particular concrete New Left movements, some serious, some more rocambolesque.

Though not exactly seeking carpet slippers and the reassuring click of knitting needles he had envisaged a future rather less rocambolesque than the plot of the average Tarantino movie.

The latter in particular was an unlikely candidate for what would turn out to be the most rocambolesque experiences in the entire history of the encounter.