Gilbertian

Gilbertian
humourous humourous adj. same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty ; {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish, zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible ; {droll, waggish ; {dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry ; {farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous ; {Gilbertian ; {hilarious, uproarious ; {jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking}; {merry, mirthful}; {seriocomic, seriocomical ; {tragicomic, tragicomical ; {killing, sidesplitting}] Also See: {pleasing}.

Syn: humorous. [WordNet 1.5]


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  • Gilbertian — prop. a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert; as, Gilbertian libretti. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Wildly comic and improbable, as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas; as, Gilbertian coincidences. [WordNet 1.5] a Gilbertian …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Gilbertian — /gil berr tee euhn/, adj. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the style or humor of Sir William S. Gilbert. [1875 80; GILBERT + IAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • Gilbertian — adjective Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist ; ludicrously comic …   Wiktionary

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  • gilbertian — gil·ber·ti·an …   English syllables

  • Gilbertian — /gɪlˈbɜʃən/ (say gil bershuhn) adjective whimsically or paradoxically humorous in the style of Sir William Schwenck Gilbert …  

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