Resembling or characteristic of the works of the English playwright Harold Pinter, in particular by having a sense of menace and featuring dialogue marked by many pauses.
the charged Pinteresque pause before the big question
Definition of Pinteresque in US English:
Pinteresque
adjectiveˌpɪn(t)əˈrɛskˌpin(t)əˈresk
Resembling or characteristic of the works of the English playwright Harold Pinter, in particular by having a sense of menace and featuring dialogue marked by many pauses.
the charged Pinteresque pause before the big question