rabelaisian

• Relatif à l'écrivain français François Rabelais ou caractéristique de son œuvre, notamment son humour exuberant, satirique et souvent grossier ou grivois.

Relating to or characteristic of the French writer François Rabelais, especially his exuberant, satirical, and often coarse humor.

1. Relating to Rabelais or his worksC2formal

   Characteristic of the French writer François Rabelais, known for his satirical, earthy, and exuberant style.

   rabelaisien

   • The novel's Rabelaisian humor shocked some readers.
   • His Rabelaisian tales are full of grotesque characters and bodily functions.
   • The festival had a Rabelaisian atmosphere of excess and laughter.

2. Exuberant and coarseC2formal

   Marked by coarse humor, satire, and an uninhibited celebration of the physical and material world.

   rabelaisien (sens propre)

   • The comedian's Rabelaisian style offended the prudish audience.
   • The party was a Rabelaisian feast of food, drink, and song.
   • His writing is often described as Rabelaisian in its embrace of the grotesque.

   Synonymesbawdybroadcoarseearthylewdobsceneribaldsalacious

   Antonymeschastedecorousdelicategenteelmodestpoliteprimproperprudishrefined