|pantəˌgrü|elēən adjective
also pan·ta·gru·el·ic -lik
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: pantagruelian from Pantagruel, coarsely humorous and gigantic son of Gargantua in the novel Pantagruel (1533) by François Rabelais died 1553 French satirist + English -ian; pantagruelic from French pantagruélique, from Pantagruel + French -ique -ic
: marked by coarse and extravagant satire
• pan·ta·gru·el·i·cal·ly -lə̇k(ə)lē adverb , usually capitalized