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Rabelaisian

adj

Meaning

  1. Pertaining to the works or period of Rabelais.
  2. Possessing a style of satirical humour characterized by exaggerated or grotesque characters and coarse jokes.

Etymology / origin

Calque of French rabelaisien.

  1. rabelaisien(French)
  2. Rabelaisian (English)
  3. Relations: uder

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