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- noun The state or condition of being
cartoonish .
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Examples
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In Wally's A&M roster of two, he had the full scope of the '70s black American experience: a comedian and a folk singer, who together represented the pain, anger, flamboyance, dignity, and cartoonishness of those first post-civil rights figures.
Shawn Amos: Cookies & Milk: Scenes From a '70s Hollywood Childhood (Part 2) Shawn Amos 2011
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Still, there's a difference between comic-book action and cartoonishness, a distinction that Gondry doesn't seem to recognize.
Marshall Fine: Movie Review: The Green Hornet - Don't Get Stung Marshall Fine 2011
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This might be done through other means, including the "self-annulling irony, deliberate cartoonishness, montage-like 'cutting'" Lee Siegel disdains.
Realism in Fiction 2008
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The fight sequences are visceral and realistic as opposed to the brutal bludgeoning cartoonishness of, say, the Rocky movies.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: The Fighter Marshall Fine 2010
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All three fleshed out a work that veers dangerously toward cartoonishness at times with solid and thoughtful performances.
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But there's a cartoonishness to the acting and action that is still too serious by half.
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Not to be a snob or anything, but it's yet another slew of fluff and cartoonishness that couldn't be more dumbed down.
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It can't be Nintendoed into cartoonishness or powered-up with lasers and explosions.
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All three fleshed out a work that veers dangerously toward cartoonishness at times with solid and thoughtful performances.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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The cartoonishness of Crank 2 is great, but I personally find more enjoyment in the semi-serious tone of the original because it keeps things just a tad bit more grounded in reality, and thus, the craziness ends up having more impact.
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