Hudibrastic

[ hyoo-duh-bras-tik, or, often, yoo- ]

/ ˌhyu dəˈbræs tɪk, or, often, ˌyu- /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.

of a playful burlesque style.

noun

a Hudibrastic couplet or stanza.

Origin of Hudibrastic

1705–15; Hudibras + -tic

OTHER WORDS FROM Hudibrastic

Hu·di·bras·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby Hudibrastic

hucksterer, HUD, Huddersfield, huddle, Huddleston, Hudibrastic, hudna, Hudson, Hudson Bay, Hudson, Henry, Hudsonian godwit

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Example sentences from the Web for Hudibrastic

His Hudibrastic verses are poor scurrilous trash, as the reader may judge from the description of the Highlanders, already quoted.
Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)|Walter Scott
Ordinary narrative poems with no satiric intent were decked in Hudibrastic couplets for the sake of a superficial cleverness.
Aesop Dress'd|Bernard Mandeville
This quotation from the opening of Combe's Hudibrastic narrative will account for the originality of the hero's eccentric title.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume|Joseph Grego
It is a simple rendering in Hudibrastic verse of a familiar nursery story.
Charles Lamb|Walter Jerrold

British Dictionary definitions for Hudibrastic

hudibrastic

/ (ˌhjuːdɪˈbræstɪk) /

adjective

mock-heroic in style

Word Origin for hudibrastic

C18: after Hudibras, poem (1663–68) by Samuel Butler

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单词	hudibrastic
释义	Hudibrastic [ hyoo-duh-bras-tik, or, often, yoo- ] / ˌhyu dəˈbræs tɪk, or, often, ˌyu- / adjective of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets. of a playful burlesque style. noun a Hudibrastic couplet or stanza. Origin of Hudibrastic 1705–15; Hudibras + -tic OTHER WORDS FROM Hudibrastic Hu·di·bras·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby Hudibrastic hucksterer, HUD, Huddersfield, huddle, Huddleston, Hudibrastic, hudna, Hudson, Hudson Bay, Hudson, Henry, Hudsonian godwit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Hudibrastic His Hudibrastic verses are poor scurrilous trash, as the reader may judge from the description of the Highlanders, already quoted. Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3)\|Walter Scott Ordinary narrative poems with no satiric intent were decked in Hudibrastic couplets for the sake of a superficial cleverness. Aesop Dress'd\|Bernard Mandeville This quotation from the opening of Combe's Hudibrastic narrative will account for the originality of the hero's eccentric title. Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume\|Joseph Grego It is a simple rendering in Hudibrastic verse of a familiar nursery story. Charles Lamb\|Walter Jerrold British Dictionary definitions for Hudibrastic hudibrastic / (ˌhjuːdɪˈbræstɪk) / adjective mock-heroic in style Word Origin for hudibrastic C18: after Hudibras, poem (1663–68) by Samuel Butler Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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