parodistic
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In Ms. Minter’s best-known works, images are rendered in extreme close-up, embedded in lush surfaces that border on abstract and establish a winking, parodistic relationship with formalist painting.
From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2016
The cast members prove delightfully deft at these parodistic assignments, a facility that assists greatly in the serious work being carried on here, of tickling the critic in everyone.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2016
With marvelous mimicry, Mamet conjures up parodistic echoes of past playwriting titans together with melodramatic fustian.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a very few minutes any reasonably clever group of comic writers and players can exhaust the rather limited parodistic possibilities inherent in the soaps.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said Painter Decker of this parodistic paroxysm: "I have no style because I don't believe in styles for an artist."
From Time Magazine Archive
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