parodistic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- parodistically adverb
- self-parodistic adjective
Etymology
Origin of parodistic
Example Sentences
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During that wait, there are some pleasures to be had, as dished out by Coogan, who tears into his role with a parodistic energy that is diverting if less than insightful.
From Washington Post
And though the cast includes some accomplished Shakespeareans — Kate Eastwood Norris, Todd Scofield and Cody Nickell among them — the parodistic roles into which they’re shoehorned prove to be one-note caricatures embellished with hackneyed accents.
From Washington Post
Hidden beneath its parodistic action-comedy exterior is a message, one that doesn’t set out to merely lampoon the genre but to playfully question almost everything about it.
From Washington Post
Some of its parodistic winks and turns are clever, and a few of its jokes are funny in a way that’s embarrassing to admit.
From The New Yorker
That’s because, for all its blatant offensiveness—which, though likely parodistic, is nonetheless unmitigated—the film is a noteworthy reflection of several strange but authentic aspects of moviemaking and moviegoing.
From The New Yorker
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