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English
Etymology
From carnival + -esque.
Pronunciation
Adjective
carnivalesque (comparative more carnivalesque, superlative most carnivalesque)
- Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
2009 January 16, Austin Considine, “A Return to Kitsch Mountain”, in New York Times:Separated by a winding five-mile road but unified in spirit, they embody all that is carnivalesque, yet comfortable, about an old roadside souvenir shop — just supersized.
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