satyric
Americanadjective
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relating to or resembling a satyr, especially with regard to sexual appetite or preoccupation with sex; lascivious; lecherous.
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Greek Antiquity. relating to, being, or imitating a genre of ancient Greek burlesque play characterized by obscene or bawdy humor and featuring satyrs as members of the chorus.
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According to the Vitruvius quote that forms the epigraph of Ms. Mantel’s novel, “There are three kinds of scenes, one called the tragic, second the comic, third the satyric.”
From New York Times
The Cyclops of Euripides is the only extant specimen of a satyric drama.
From Project Gutenberg
There were likewise in them representations of eating parties opposite to one another, of tragic, and comic, and satyric animals, having on real clothes.
From Project Gutenberg
I know of no satire aimed at Spenser; a singular fate for a great poet: even “satyric Nash” revered the character of the author of “The Faery Queen.”
From Project Gutenberg
The satyric is adorned with groves, dens, and mountains, and other rural objects.”
From Project Gutenberg
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