slapsticky

English

Etymology

From slapstick +‎ -y.

Adjective

slapsticky (comparative slapstickier, superlative slapstickiest)

1. (informal) Characterised by slapstick.
   • 2007 February 20, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: The Cuban Masterworks Collection”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Mr. Gutiérrez Alea, who died in 1996 after enjoying a comeback with “Strawberries and Chocolate” (1994) and “Guantanamera” (1995), may have been the richest talent in Cuban films, a “serious comedian” who was able to move beyond the slapsticky farce of “The Twelve Chairs” into the far greater introspection and melancholy of “Memories of Underdevelopment.”

   • 2009 September 12, Cathleen Falsani, “The spirituality of the Coen brothers”, in Toronto Star‎^[2]:

     Each of their films is marked by theological, philosophical and mythological touchstones that enrich even the slapstickiest moments.

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