caricatural

English

Etymology

caricature + -al

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

caricatural (comparative more caricatural, superlative most caricatural)

  1. Having the character of a caricature.
    • 1988 May 20, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “Vampires in Havana”, in Chicago Reader:
      [] a Cuban feature-length animated film (by Juan Padron) that makes fun of horror and gangster movies in a bawdy and caricatural style.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Adjective

caricatural (feminine caricaturale, masculine plural caricaturaux, feminine plural caricaturales)

  1. caricatural

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French caricatural. By surface analysis, caricatură + -al.

Adjective

caricatural m or n (feminine singular caricaturală, masculine plural caricaturali, feminine and neuter plural caricaturale)

  1. caricatural

Declension

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