gilbertian

Relating to or characteristic of the style of W.S. Gilbert, especially in being whimsically paradoxical, topsy-turvy, or absurdly humorous.

• 🇩🇪Den Stil von W. S. Gilbert betreffend oder für ihn charakteristisch, besonders in Bezug auf skurrile Paradoxie, verkehrte Welt oder absurden Humor.

1. Relating to W.S. Gilbert's style C2 formal british art

   Characteristic of or pertaining to the distinctive, witty, and often satirical style of the English dramatist William S. Gilbert, known for his comic operas with W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

   • The playwright's dialogue was notably Gilbertian in its clever wordplay and absurd situations.
   • Her sense of humor had a Gilbertian twist, mixing sharp satire with lighthearted nonsense.
   • The opera's plot was pure Gilbertian invention, full of paradoxes and unexpected turns.

   🇩🇪gilbertianisch

2. Wildly comic and improbable C2 informal british art

   Describing something that is fanciful, ridiculous, or farcical in the manner of a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, often involving improbable coincidences and comedic chaos.

   • The entire election campaign turned into a Gilbertian spectacle of misunderstandings and farce.
   • His explanation was so Gilbertian that no one could tell if he was joking or serious.
   • The movie's chain of events was comically Gilbertian, with each mishap more absurd than the last.

   🇩🇪gilbertesk

   Synonyme: absurdcomicalfarcicalludicrousmadcappreposterousridiculousslapstickzany

   Antonyme: believableconvincingplausiblerealisticserioussober

• more gilbertian comparative form
• most gilbertian superlative form