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semisatirical

semisatirical adjective: partially satirical.

Adjective

semisatirical (not comparable)

  1. Partially satirical.
    • That is the essence of “Gossip Girl,” a semisatirical portrait of power and privilege in the private schools and penthouses of New York’s ultra rich.2008 May 18, Alessandra Stanley, “What Are Friends For? Power and Pain”, in New York Times

Origin of semisatirical

From semi- + satirical.

Questions about semisatirical

What does semisatirical mean?
Semisatirical means partially satirical.
What part of speech is semisatirical?
Semisatirical is an adjective.

Words near semisatirical in the dictionary

  1. semisaline
  2. semisaprophyte
  3. semisaprophytes
  4. semisaprophytic
  5. semisatiric
  6. semisatirical
  7. semisatisfied
  8. semisaturated
  9. semisaturation
  10. semisavage
  11. semisavagery

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