rabelaisian
IPA: rˈæbʌɫˈɛʒɪn
Root Word: Rabelaisian
adjective
- Pertaining to the works or period of Rabelais.
- Possessing a style of satirical humour characterized by exaggerated or grotesque characters and coarse jokes.
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Examples of "rabelaisian" in Sentences
- He remembers sadly that he will never be able to laugh at benedicts again; that his days of low, rabelaisian wit and care-free scoffing are over; that he is now the very thing he mocked so gaily but yesteryear.
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