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Hudibrastic
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hudibrastic
English
Alternative forms
en hudibrastic
Etymology
After Hudibras, a mock-heroic poem by Samuel Butler, en ic.
Pronunciation
en /ˌhjuːdɪˈbɹæstɪk/
en æstɪk 4
Adjective
Of, or relating to a style of English verse that mocks heroic verse.
en Wilfrid Hugh Chesson George Cruikshank 1908 71–72 https://archive.org/details/georgecruikshank00chesuoft/page/71/mode/1up The illustrations to Dr Syntax's Hudibrastic poem on Napoleon have some originality to recommend them as a starting-point for the student of Cruikshank as a delineator of historical subjects.
Further reading
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