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carnivalesque

adj

Etymology

From carnival + -esque.

  1. derived from carnevale
  2. borrowed from carnaval
  3. suffixed as carnivalesque — “carnival + esque”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.

    • carnivalesque celebrations
    • The market has a lively, carnivalesque atmosphere.
    • Later representations at court would intensify the carnivalesque parodying of kingly figures to the point of converting them almost into buffoonesque figures […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA