pasquil
noun as in strong fondness
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Example Sentences
Example:The satirist used sarcasm in a pasquil to criticize the environmental policies of the government.
Definition:Witty, often bitter or cutting language that is used to express one’s scorn or ridicule.
Example:The political cartoonist’s pasquil was a form of buffoonery that skewered the politicians.
Definition:The activity of a buffoon or of a thing associated with a buffoon’s behavior, characterized by humor derived from ridiculous or incongruous action or behavior.
Example:The journalist penned a pasquil that served as a satirical warning to those who would abuse power.
Definition:A literary technique in the form of writing that subjects vice, folly, and scandal to censure, generally with a view to correcting vice and folly.
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