carnivalesque
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adjective \ˌkär-nə-və-ˈlesk\Definition of CARNIVALESQUE
1
: suggestive of a carnival <a carnivalesque celebration>
2
: marked by an often mocking or satirical challenge to authority and the traditional social hierarchy <a carnivalesque protest>
First Known Use of CARNIVALESQUE
1791
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