carnivalistic

English

Etymology

carnival + -istic

Adjective

carnivalistic (comparative more carnivalistic, superlative most carnivalistic)

  1. Of or relating to carnival.
    • 2007, Sean Brayton, “MTV's Jackass: Transgression, Abjection and the Economy of White Masculinity”, in Journal of Gender Studies, volume 16, page 63:
      The hyperbolic exchange of identities [] suggests a form of carnivalistic play.

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