gilbertian

1. 1.

   of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert

   “Gilbertian libretti”
2. 2.

   wildly comic and improbable as in Gilbert and Sullivan operas

   “a Gilbertian world people with foundlings and changelings”

   Similarhumorous

Questions about gilbertian

What does gilbertian mean?

gilbertian means "of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gilbertian?

gilbertian has 4 syllables: gil-ber-ti-an. The stress falls on "ti".

Is gilbertian a common word?

gilbertian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.