Gilbertian

Definitions of Gilbertian
  1. adjective
    of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert
    “Gilbertian libretti”
  2. adjective
    wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas
    “"a Gilbertian world people with foundlings and changelings"- T.C.Worsley”
    synonyms:
    comedic, humorous, humourous
    full of or characterized by humor
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