Juvenal
noun
Decimus Junius Juvenalis, a.d. c60–140, Roman poet.
Juvenalian
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a word derived from
Juvenal.
Example Sentences
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And yet wintery, sarcastic, Juvenalian satire is not usually one of the tools in their toolbox.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2018
There is as marked a difference between the Drydenic and the Swiftian types of satire, between that of Cleiveland and that of Pope, as between the diverse schools known as the "Horatian" and the "Juvenalian".
From English Satires by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
Where would Hogarth be if we excluded Gargantuan humour, Juvenalian satire, stern morality, and cruel pathos from his scenes of social life?
From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second by Count Carlo Gozzi
The close adherence also which the majority of them manifest to the broadly marked types of "Horatian" and "Juvenalian" satire, both in matter and manner, is not a little remarkable.
From English Satires by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
The Medal reverts to the type of the classic satire of the Juvenalian order.
From English Satires by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton
