HUDIBRASTIC


Meaning of HUDIBRASTIC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhyü-də-ˈbras-tik ]

adjective

Etymology: irregular from Hudibras, satirical poem by Samuel Butler died 1680

Date: 1712

1. : written in humorous octosyllabic couplets

2. : mock-heroic

• Hudibrastic noun

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