RABELAISIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rabelaisian mean? 

• RABELAISIAN (adjective)
  The adjective RABELAISIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works

  Familiarity information: RABELAISIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RABELAISIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Rabelaisian characters

Pertainym:

Rabelais (author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553))

Derivation:

Rabelais (author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553))