caricature
noun
a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things.
caricatural
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a word derived from
caricature.
Example Sentences
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The original version of the novel was criticized by some French reviewers for what they felt was a caricatural depiction of Mr. Louis’s sister, whose spoken words are often slangy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
Far from being random, each of these details is part of a caricatural shorthand.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2016
At other moments — and the card-dealing episode is one of these — the ballet slips into folksy 19th-century mode, with exaggerated gesturing and caricatural fooling about.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2015
Some painters – Chantal Joffe, Elizabeth Peyton – have been inspired by the gawky, wry and caricatural aspects of her work; others by the expressiveness and mystery.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 10, 2010
With a caricatural gesture of disdain, and an off-handed air, this corpulent personage demanded stridently: "Who are these gentlemen?"
From A Nest of Spies by Marcel Allain
