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Definition of Jabberwocky
1. Noun. Nonsensical language (according to Lewis Carroll).
Definition of Jabberwocky
1. Proper noun. A nonsensical poem that appears in ''Through the Looking-Glass'' by Lewis Carroll. ¹
2. Adjective. absurd, nonsense, non-sensical ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jabberwocky
1. [n -KIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jabberwocky
Literary usage of Jabberwocky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"... gradient 'Twere sad to be enticed, If wit were always radiant, And wine were
always iced. Mortimer Collins. THE jabberwocky OF AUTHORS 'TWAS gilbert. ..."
2. A Nonsense Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1902)
"A Nonsense Anthology jabberwocky WAS brillig, and the slithy toves I Did gyre
and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths ..."
3. Such Nonsense!: An Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1918)
"THE jabberwocky OF THE PUBLISHERS Written solely because everybody's doing it 'Twas
... jabberwocky ..."
4. Poetry, Grades 5-6 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Linda Armstrong, Jill Norris (2005)
""jabberwocky" is from Carroll's world-famous book, Through the Looking-Glass.
Specifically, it appears in the chapter called "Humpty Dumpty. ..."
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