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Hu⋅di⋅bras⋅tic
/
ˌhyu
dəˈbræs
tɪk
,
or, often
,
ˌyu-
/
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–adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's
Hudibras
(published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.
2.
of a playful burlesque style.
–noun
3.
a Hudibrastic couplet or stanza.
Origin:
1705–15;
Hudibras
+
-tic
Related forms:
Hu⋅di⋅bras⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly,
adverb
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Hu·di·bras·tic
(hyōō'də-brās'tĭk)
adj. Of or relating to a style of satirical or mock-heroic verse composed in rhymed iambic pentameter couplets.
[After
Hudibras
,
a satiric epic by Samuel Butler
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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