horatian

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to Horace, the Latin poet, or resembling his style.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

humorous funny clever ironic witty playful amusing comical sarcastic mocking tongue-in-cheek teasing whimsical wry droll
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Examples

Alexander Pope has been established as an author whose satire "heals with morals what it hurts with wit" (Green). citation Alexander Pope—and Horatian satire—attempt to teach. Source: Internet

Alexander Pope b. May 21, 1688 was a satirist known for his Horatian satirist style and translation of the Illiad. Source: Internet

Horatian satire is a gentle reminder to take life less seriously and evokes a wry smile. Source: Internet

Irregular odes use rhyme, but not the three-part form of the Pindaric ode, nor the two- or four-line stanza of the Horatian ode. Source: Internet

J. Talbot, A Horatian Pun in Paradise Lost, 21–3 Yet Horace's lyrics could offer inspiration to libertines as well as moralists, and neo-Latin sometimes served as a kind of discrete veil for the risqué. Source: Internet

Pope Urban VIII wrote voluminously in Horatian meters, including an ode on gout. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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