单词	carnivalesque
释义	carnivalesque adjective car·​ni·​val·​esque ˌkär-nə-və-ˈlesk  1 : suggestive of a carnival a carnivalesque celebration 2 : marked by an often mocking or satirical challenge to authority and the traditional social hierarchy a carnivalesque protest Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The atmosphere was celebratory, even carnivalesque, perhaps like a tailgate party preceding an American football game. Gregory Starrett, The Conversation, 6 Sep. 2022 The atmosphere was celebratory, even carnivalesque, perhaps like a tailgate party preceding an American football game. Joyce Dalsheim, Chron, 6 Sep. 2022 His reporting causes thousands of people to gather at the mountain Minosa is buried under, creating a carnivalesque atmosphere. Steve Larkin, The Week, 1 Apr. 2022 The most interesting Japanese photographers, though, were anxious and angry; their moments were mostly indecisive, and their carnivalesque characters, A-bomb victims, gutter trash, and shocks of light seemed outlandish if not perverse. Leo Rubinfien, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021 The conferences, sometimes homey and sometimes homely in their setups, were antidotes to the carnivalesque grotesqueries of then-President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 conferences. Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2021 Their world seems like our own but then, when a dormouse is offered as a snack, becomes almost carnivalesque. James Romm, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2021 There is nothing in politics quite like a Trump Train, said Mike Guevara, a Hispanic Republican candidate for state representative in Texas, referring to the carnivalesque caravans that have revved the campaign’s emotional engine. Jonathan Tilove, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2020 Surely even medieval peasants sometimes stared into the middle distance and sighed over their barley pottage, longing for the next village fête day and a bit of carnivalesque mayhem. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1791, in the meaning defined at sense 1 carnivalesque adjective as in carnival Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance carnival riotous raucous raffish knockabout boisterous rowdy rollicking ruffianly rambunctious violent rumbustious rowdyish uninhibited exuberant uncontrollable rampageous larrikin uncontrolled hell-raising turbulent lively unmanageable unrestrained undisciplined effervescent buoyant ungovernable callithumpian unreserved robustious intractable unruly stormy obstreperous recalcitrant impassioned vivacious tempestuous roisterous strident bubbly rackety wild wilful sprightly headstrong willful clamorous vociferous high-spirited noisy openmouthed howling yelling screaming loudmouthed Antonyms & Near Antonyms solemn sombre orderly sedate somber decorous proper staid dignified sober restrained peaceful tranquil controlled serene composed imperturbable quiet placid silent calm repressed seemly soundless collected subdued reasonable unruffled hushed constrained stolid noiseless inhibited unflappable moderate phlegmatic stoical stoic temperate impassive detached aloof depressed indifferent self-controlled See More
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