carnivalesque

English

Etymology

From carnival +‎ -esque.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

carnivalesque (comparative more carnivalesque, superlative most carnivalesque)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
    • 2009 January 16, Austin Considine, “A Return to Kitsch Mountain”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Separated by a winding five-mile road but unified in spirit, they embody all that is carnivalesque, yet comfortable, about an old roadside souvenir shop — just supersized.

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