Hudibrastic en · ADJ
Etymology
After Hudibras, a mock-heroic poem by Samuel Butler, + -ic.
Meanings
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Of, or relating to a style of English verse that mocks heroic verse.
The illustrations to Dr Syntax's Hudibrastic poem on Napoleon have some originality to recommend them as a starting-point for the student of Cruikshank as a delineator of historical subjects.
1908, Wilfrid Hugh Chesson, George Cruikshank, pages 71–72:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Hudibrastic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| hudibrastic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more Hudibrastic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |