cartoonishly

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adverb

In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way.

“She smiled cartoonishly.”

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Meanings

adverbcartoonishly (comparative more cartoonishly, superlative most cartoonishly)

comparative more cartoonishly · superlative most cartoonishly

  1. In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way.

    She smiled cartoonishly.

    1 more example

    Will he stick with cartoonishly cardiganed replacement bro Jerry (Tim Key), or let Jez come home?

    2015 November 11, Ali Catterall, “Wednesday’s best TV: The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One; The Apprentice; Peep Show; Josh”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2016

Origin

From cartoonish + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

cartoonishly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartoonishly

MLA

“cartoonishly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartoonishly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cartoonishly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cartoonishly.

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