"carnivalesque" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-carnivalesque.wav Forms: more carnivalesque [comparative], most carnivalesque [superlative]
Etymology: From carnival + -esque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|carnival|esque}} carnival + -esque Head templates: {{en-adj}} carnivalesque (comparative more carnivalesque, superlative most carnivalesque)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a carnival. Translations (resembling a carnival): karnevalistinen (Finnish), karnavalımsı (Turkish)
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