Burlesquely

Part of speech: adverb

Definitions

1. In a fashion that emphasizes or caricatures qualities for humor
2. In a way that highlights or distorts characteristics to create comedic effect
3. By presenting something in an exaggerated form to provoke laughter or satire

Etymology: "Burlesquely" is an adverb built from "burlesque" and the suffix "-ly," which turns an adjective into an adverb describing how something is done. "Burlesque" itself came into English from French, where it was borrowed from Italian "burlesco," meaning jocular or mocking, and that Italian word traces back to "burla," a joke or jest. So an adverb meaning "in a burlesque manner" simply describes doing something in that jokingly exaggerated way. The sense of the root has shifted over time. Burlesque first described a mocking or comic style of writing and performance, and only later came to name the theatrical entertainment and the mock-heroic tradition that exaggerates serious subjects for laughs. "Burlesquely" carries that core idea: treating a subject with deliberate, comic overstatement.

Synonyms: mockingly, sarcastically, parodically, satirically, ridiculously

Antonyms: seriously, sincerely, earnestly, genuinely, truthfully