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cartoonish

British

/ ˌkɑːˈtuːnɪʃ /

adjective

like a cartoon, esp in being one-dimensional, brightly coloured, or exaggerated

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Example Sentences

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People either love the sitcom’s cartoonish flourishes or despise them.

From Salon

He greets everyone he sees and a friendly assistant follows him, handing out Olympic pins of a tiny, cartoonish Snoop with his arms raised at his side, standing in front of an American flag.

From Los Angeles Times

The cartoonish picture of America found in its pages constitutes educational malpractice.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s an engaging, slightly cartoonish story that shows off Ms. Cash’s talent for producing rapid-fire dialogue and amiably oddball characters.

From The Wall Street Journal

The phrase is cartoonish, but the ideology is deadly serious.

From Salon

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