"cartoonish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more cartoonish [comparative], most cartoonish [superlative]
Etymology: From cartoon + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cartoon|ish}} cartoon + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} cartoonish (comparative more cartoonish, superlative most cartoonish)
  1. Exaggerated or caricatured, in the manner of a cartoon Synonyms: cartoonesque, cartoony Derived forms: cartoonishly Translations (Translations): sarjakuvamainen (Finnish), kreskówkowy (Polish)
    Sense id: en-cartoonish-en-adj-NWy~591r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish

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