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Gilbertian
[ gil-bur-tee-uhn ]
Gilbertian
/ ɡɪlˈbɜːtɪən /
adjective
- characteristic of or resembling the style or whimsical humour of W. S. Gilbert
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gilbertian1
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Example Sentences
These complications were getting exceedingly Gilbertian in character.
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This last is on the old lines of "palmy-day" burlesque, and has not much in it that is characteristically Gilbertian.
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In the dialogue, however, one comes across an occasional passage which strikes one as quite Gilbertian in its cynicism.
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Of him the great Gilbertian generalisation is untrue; he was not born either a little Liberal or else a little Conservative.
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His plays are full of modern odds and ends, and in form are anything from the Robertsonian comedy to the Gilbertian extravaganza.
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