comical
Americanadjective
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producing laughter; amusing; funny.
a comical fellow.
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Obsolete. pertaining to or of the nature of comedy.
adjective
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causing laughter
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ludicrous; laughable
Related Words
See amusing.
Other Word Forms
- comicality noun
- comically adverb
- comicalness noun
- noncomical adjective
- noncomicality noun
- noncomically adverb
- noncomicalness noun
- quasi-comical adjective
- quasi-comically adverb
- semicomical adjective
- semicomically adverb
- uncomical adjective
- uncomically adverb
Etymology
Origin of comical
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; comic, -al 1
Example Sentences
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How comical is that response when someone is literally telling you that those are the two areas they struggle with?
From MarketWatch
Ho criticised the trial as taking place in a "comical", "1984-esque reality".
From Barron's
A small, almost comical callback to the smoothie that started it all.
From Salon
If the stakes weren’t so high, it would have been almost comical to see an adult behave so childishly in such a formal setting.
From Salon
He shrugged, twisting his face into a comical mask.
From Literature
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