Gilbertian.
Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to, or in the style of the dramatist and librettist W. S. Gilbert; ludicrously comic
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old French Gislebertder. English Gilbert Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Gilbertian From Gilbert + -ian.
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