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Hudibrastic

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Hu·di·bras·tic  (hyd-brstk)
adj.
Of or relating to a style of satirical or mock-heroic verse composed in rhymed iambic pentameter couplets.
[After Hudibras, a satiric epic by Samuel Butler.]
hudibrastic [ˌhjuːdɪˈbræstɪk]
adj
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) mock-heroic in style
[after Hudibras, poem (1663-68) by Samuel Butler]
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