HUDIBRASTIC

Adjective

hudibrastic (comparative more hudibrastic, superlative most hudibrastic)

Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic

Etymology

Adjective

Hudibrastic (comparative more Hudibrastic, superlative most Hudibrastic)

of, or relating to a style of English verse that mocks heroic verse

Source: Wiktionary


Hu`di*bras"tic, a.

Definition: Similar to, or in the style of, the poem "Hudibras," by Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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