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parodic

parodic adjective: of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.

Adjective

parodic (comparative more parodic, superlative most parodic)

  1. Of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
    • All gender is parodic in the sense that it is all imitative, but some forms are more parodic than others because that imitativeness is exposed.2005, Moya Lloyd, Beyond Identity Politics: Feminism, Power and Politics, page 139
    • From this common background, the G author/redactor seems to have chosen to highlight the more parodic elements in the tradition, while muting the more serious or somber representation of Aesop's heroic end.2010, Leslie Kurke, Aesopic Conversations: Popular Tradition, Cultural Dialogue, and the Invention of Greek Prose, page 176

Synonyms of parodic

Forms of parodic

comparativemore parodic
superlativemost parodic

Words formed from parodic

Questions about parodic

What does parodic mean?
Parodic means of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
What part of speech is parodic?
Parodic is an adjective.

Words near parodic in the dictionary

  1. parochian
  2. parochians
  3. Parodi
  4. parodiable
  5. parodial
  6. parodic
  7. parodical
  8. parodically
  9. parodied
  10. parodies
  11. Parodis

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