pantagruelian

 [pan-tag-roo-el, -uhl, pan-tuh-groo-uhl; Fr. pahn-ta-gry-el]  

Pan·tag·ru·el

   [pan-tag-roo-el, -uhl, pan-tuh-groo-uhl; Fr. pahn-ta-gry-el]
noun
1.
(in Rabelais' Pantagruel) the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor.
2.
(italics) a satirical novel (1532) by Rabelais.
Compare Gargantua.

Related forms
Pan·ta·gru·el·i·an  [pan-tuh-groo-el-ee-uhn] , adjective
Pan·ta·gru·el·i·cal·ly, adverb
Pan·ta·gru·el·ism  [pan-tuh-groo-uh-liz-uhm, pan-tag-roo-uh-liz-uhm] , noun
Pan·ta·gru·el·ist, noun
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Pantagruel (pænˈtæɡruːɛl)
 
—n
a gigantic prince, noted for his ironical buffoonery, in Rabelais' satire Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534)
 
Pantagru'elian
 
—adj
 
Pantagru'elic
 
—adj
 
Panta'gruelism
 
—n
 
Panta'gruelist
 
—n

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