Parodic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Parodic is an adjective meaning Of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
Meaning
Of, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
Example Sentences
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.
So even the pastiche one might expect to be the most parodic, the fiercest with the "target" author, turns into—at worse^([sic])—an amusing exercise in self-congratulation, of Proust, by Proust.
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.
Synonyms for parodic
Depending on context, synonyms include parodistic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paronymic, parroty, paralogic, satirical, paralogical, satiric.
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