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slapsticky

slapsticky adjective: characterised by slapstick.

Adjective

slapsticky (comparative slapstickier, superlative slapstickiest)

  1. (informal) Characterised by slapstick.
    • Mr. Gutiérrez Alea, who died in 1996 after enjoying a comeback with “Strawberries and Chocolate” (1994) and “Guantanamera” (1995), may have been the richest talent in Cuban films, a “serious comedian” who was able to move beyond the slapsticky farce of “The Twelve Chairs” into the far greater...2007 February 20, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: The Cuban Masterworks Collection”, in New York Times
    • Each of their films is marked by theological, philosophical and mythological touchstones that enrich even the slapstickiest moments.2009 September 12, Cathleen Falsani, “The spirituality of the Coen brothers”, in Toronto Star

Forms of slapsticky

comparativeslapstickier
superlativeslapstickiest

Origin of slapsticky

From slapstick + -y.

Questions about slapsticky

What does slapsticky mean?
Slapsticky means characterised by slapstick.
What part of speech is slapsticky?
Slapsticky is an adjective.

Words near slapsticky in the dictionary

  1. slapstickery
  2. slapstickier
  3. slapstickiest
  4. slapstickish
  5. slapsticks
  6. slapsticky
  7. slapt
  8. Slapton
  9. slarmied
  10. slart
  11. slarted

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