I. |hyüdə|brastik adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Hudibras, mock-heroic satirical poem in octosyllabic couplets by Samuel Butler died 1680 English poet + English -tic (as in fantastic )
1. : written in humorous octosyllabic couplets
2. : smartly and sportively burlesque : mock-heroic
• hu·di·bras·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē adverb , usually capitalized
II. noun
( -s )
: an octosyllabic couplet used in humorous verse