HEROICOMICAL

Etymology

Adjective

heroicomical (comparative more heroicomical, superlative most heroicomical)

(literature) Blending heroic and comical elements.

Source: Wiktionary


He`ro*i*com"ic, He`ro*i*com"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. héroïcomigue. See Heroic, and Comic.]

Definition: Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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