hudibrastic

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adjective

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

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Meanings

hudibrastic1

adjectivehudibrastic (comparative more hudibrastic, superlative most hudibrastic)

comparative more hudibrastic · superlative most hudibrastic

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Hudibrastic.

Hudibrastic2

adjectiveHudibrastic (comparative more Hudibrastic, superlative most Hudibrastic)

comparative more Hudibrastic · superlative most Hudibrastic · alternative hudibrastic

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

    The illustrations to Dr Syntax's Hudibrastic poem on Napoleon have some originality to recommend them as a starting-point for the student of Cruikshank as a delineator of historical subjects.

    1908, Wilfrid Hugh Chesson, George Cruikshank, pages 71–72

Origin

After Hudibras, a mock-heroic poem by Samuel Butler, + -ic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

hudibrastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hudibrastic

MLA

“hudibrastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hudibrastic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hudibrastic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hudibrastic.

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