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adjective
- 1. displaying earthy humour; bawdy: "the conversation was often highly Rabelaisian"
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Ra· be· lai· sian ˌra-bə-ˈlā-zhən. -zē-ən. 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Rabelais or his works. 2. : marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism.
Rabelaisian in British English. (ˌræbəˈleɪzɪən , -ʒən ) adjective. 1. of, relating to, or resembling the work of Rabelais, esp by broad, often bawdy humour and sharp satire. noun. 2. a student or admirer of Rabelais. Collins English Dictionary.
Rabelaisian definition: of, relating to, or suggesting François Rabelais, whose work is characterized by broad, coarse humor and keen satire.. See examples of RABELAISIAN used in a sentence.
Definition of Rabelaisian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Use the literary adjective Rabelaisian to describe writing that is similar to the work of the French novelist François Rabelais. Sometimes dirty jokes are described as Rabelaisian, especially when they're in the context of biting, satirical humor.
Rabelaisian. 1. a person who imitates or is an enthusiast for the works of Francois Rabelais. 2. a person given to coarse, satirical humor, like that of Rabelais. — Rabelaisian, adj.
The earliest known use of the word Rabelaisian is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for Rabelaisian is from 1769, in the writing of J. H. Stevenson. From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Rabelais, ‑ian suffix. See etymology.
