Parodistic

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, related to, or having the characteristics of parody. not-comparable

    "A song with echoes of a 1950s ballad style, updated by way of early, parodistic Frank Zappa and a dash of electronica, examines a sort of Rumsfeldian cynicism, represented by the assertion that our problems are so complex that only experts can deal with them."

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parodicparodicparodicalparodical

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"A song with echoes of a 1950s ballad style, updated by way of early, parodistic Frank Zappa and a dash of electronica, examines a sort of Rumsfeldian cynicism, represented by the assertion that our problems are so complex that only experts can deal with them."

Etymology

From parody + -istic.

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