heroi-comicadj.

Brit.

/hᵻˌrəʊᵻˈkɒmɪk/, U.S.

/hᵻˌroʊəˈkɑmɪk/,

/hɛˌroʊəˈkɑmɪk/

Forms: 1700s heroi-comique, 1700s– heroi-comic.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: hero n., -i- connective, comic adj.

Etymology: < hero n. + -i- connective + comic adj., after French héroïcomique (1637 or earlier). Compare Italian eroicomico (a1635).

Involving a combination of heroic and comic elements; spec. designating poetry or other literature which humorously imitates the heroic style, esp. in dealing with mundane or ridiculous subject matter; = mock-heroic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [adjective] > other specific style

judicial1532

heroic1590

judiciary1603

wild1645

heroi-comic1708

mock-heroic1708

heroi-comical1712

flebilea1734

prosai-comi-epic1749

lusory1779

sulphureous1791

harlequinic1804

mock-heroical1825

newspaperish1825

marmoreal1892

kailyard1895

freestyle1906

paperback1921

nouny1926

Time-ese1947

nounal1952

kitchen sink1959

effectist1961

writerly1974

dirty realist1984

1708 J. Ozell in tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin Ep. Ded. sig. *3 Monsieur Boileau calls this Poem of his, Heroi-Comique, Mock-Heroic; that is, a Ridiculous Action made considerable in Heroic Verse.

1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope I. iv. 205 An heroi-comic poem may therefore be justly esteemed the most excellent kind of satire.

1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 241 The Heroi-comic Poem of Il Malmantile Racquistato.

1878 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 320 He did not tell Rose Cherril of his heroi-comic adventure.

1934 Mod. Lang. Rev. 29 196 The long heroi-comic poem on The Chevalier de St George is cut down to two pages of extracts.

2001 D. Stone Polish-Lithuanian State IV. iii. xix. 320 Krasicki's heroicomic epic The Mouse-iad..drew on a legend of early Polish history to present a battle between cats and mice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heroi-comic
释义	heroi-comicadj. Brit. /hᵻˌrəʊᵻˈkɒmɪk/, U.S. /hᵻˌroʊəˈkɑmɪk/, /hɛˌroʊəˈkɑmɪk/ Forms: 1700s heroi-comique, 1700s– heroi-comic. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: hero n., -i- connective, comic adj. Etymology: < hero n. + -i- connective + comic adj., after French héroïcomique (1637 or earlier). Compare Italian eroicomico (a1635). Involving a combination of heroic and comic elements; spec. designating poetry or other literature which humorously imitates the heroic style, esp. in dealing with mundane or ridiculous subject matter; = mock-heroic adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > [adjective] > other specific style judicial1532 heroic1590 judiciary1603 wild1645 heroi-comic1708 mock-heroic1708 heroi-comical1712 flebilea1734 prosai-comi-epic1749 lusory1779 sulphureous1791 harlequinic1804 mock-heroical1825 newspaperish1825 marmoreal1892 kailyard1895 freestyle1906 paperback1921 nouny1926 Time-ese1947 nounal1952 kitchen sink1959 effectist1961 writerly1974 dirty realist1984 1708 J. Ozell in tr. N. Boileau-Despréaux Lutrin Ep. Ded. sig. 3 Monsieur Boileau calls this Poem of his, Heroi-Comique, Mock-Heroic; that is, a Ridiculous Action made considerable in Heroic Verse. 1756 J. Warton Ess. on Pope* I. iv. 205 An heroi-comic poem may therefore be justly esteemed the most excellent kind of satire. 1816 S. W. Singer Researches Hist. Playing Cards 241 The Heroi-comic Poem of Il Malmantile Racquistato. 1878 Cornhill Mag. Sept. 320 He did not tell Rose Cherril of his heroi-comic adventure. 1934 Mod. Lang. Rev. 29 196 The long heroi-comic poem on The Chevalier de St George is cut down to two pages of extracts. 2001 D. Stone Polish-Lithuanian State IV. iii. xix. 320 Krasicki's heroicomic epic The Mouse-iad..drew on a legend of early Polish history to present a battle between cats and mice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1708
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