Cartoonlike
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cartoonlike is an adjective meaning Resembling a cartoon.
Meaning
Resembling a cartoon.
Example Sentences
The gangsters use "dese and dose" accents, the props are cartoonlike (dollar bills the size of legal paper and cardboard cutout guns), and the acting style is distinguished by histrionic poses.
Armistead Maupin's novels reflect more awareness of, and affection for, the texture of real life than As If After Sex. Maupin's characters may get into cartoonlike adventures, but they are real people. Torchia's characters do drearily familiar things, but they are ghosts.
Word Forms
- cartoon-like
Synonyms for cartoonlike
Depending on context, synonyms include cartoonesque, cartoonish, cartoony.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cartoonistic, caricaturish, cartoonesque, cartonlike, animelike, objectlike.
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