cartoonishadj.
/kɑːˈtuːnɪʃ/, U.S. /kɑrˈtunɪʃ/ Characteristic of or resembling a cartoon, esp. in being unrealistically simplified or involving humorous exaggeration.
ΚΠ
1891 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 26 July 11/6 The tale..involves cartoonish pictures of collegiate, social, and political life.
1958 Alpine (Texas) Avalanche 20 Feb. 7 a/6 [She] told fortunes in an adjoining room and gave each guest [at the banquet] a cartoonish drawing.
1992 Metro (San Jose, Calif.) 7 May 44/1 His portrayal of senility is cartoonish.
2010 Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 27 June 20 Bond struggles against cartoonish villains such as Drax and Jaws in order to stop a dastardly plot to take over the world.
Derivatives
carˈtoonishly adv.
ΚΠ
1968 N.Y. Times 7 July (Late City ed.) (Arts & Leisure section) d9/2 Her seldom-seen husband [in the film], a cartoonishly spineless sort.
2019 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Aug. 4 While his tone remained jaunty, his own body language became cartoonishly macho.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
adj.1891