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Gilbertian

Gilbertian adjective: pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic.

Adjective

Gilbertian (comparative more Gilbertian, superlative most Gilbertian)

  1. Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic
    • Whatever the pressures that have invoked the Minister's diktat, the outcome is Gilbertian.1964 May, “News and Comment: Minister hamstrings BR workshops”, in Modern Railways, page 291

Forms of Gilbertian

comparativemore Gilbertian
superlativemost Gilbertian

Origin of Gilbertian

From Gilbert + -ian.

Words formed from Gilbertian

Questions about Gilbertian

What does Gilbertian mean?
Gilbertian means pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic.
What part of speech is Gilbertian?
Gilbertian is an adjective.

Words near Gilbertian in the dictionary

  1. gilbertage
  2. Gilbertese
  3. Gilberthorpe
  4. Gilberthorpes
  5. Gilberti
  6. Gilbertian
  7. Gilbertianism
  8. Gilbertine
  9. Gilbertines
  10. Gilbertis
  11. gilbertite

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