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carnivalesque

British  
/ ˌkɑːnɪvəˈlɛsk /

adjective

  1. characteristic of, suitable for, or like a carnival

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“It kills me how out of touch Cuomo is,” she said, dressed in black leggings and taking pictures with her pink iPhone of the carnivalesque “No Kings” rally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Martin Scorsese combines archival footage with fresh interviews and tall tales to paint a mostly factual portrait of the carnivalesque tour launched by Bob Dylan in 1975.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

Food trucks, games, a band and balloons made the atmosphere carnivalesque.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024

But the style we chose for "Para Leer al Pato Donald" was as insolent, raucous and carnivalesque as the Chilean revolution itself.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2023

The Florentines at any rate spend no more money nor faith on the carnivalesque.

From Italian Hours by James, Henry

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