caricaturish en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English caricature Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English caricaturish From caricature + -ish.
Meanings
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Resembling a caricature
The Bech books constitute a wryly caricaturish collective profile of Mr. Updike’s Jewish contemporaries[…].
2009 January 28, Bruce Weber, “Updike’s Stories: Some Paths Traveled, Some Not Taken”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most caricaturish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more caricaturish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |