comedic

Also co·me·di·cal

[kuh-mee-dik, -med-ik]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of comedy.

Other Word Forms

• comedically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of comedic¹

1630–40; < Latin cōmoedicus < Greek kōmōidikós, equivalent to kōmōid ( ía ) comedy + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

When she loses her cycle, she is forced to run up the helix of a parking garage at normal human speed, giving a pathetic comedic element to someone who ought to be terrifying.

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Press materials describe “Boots,” created by Andy Parker, as a comedic drama, although, after the opening scenes, there’s not much comedy in it — even a food fight is more stressful than funny.

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The fictional Norfolk-based host can be used as a comedic "Trojan horse", he says, to talk about taboo subjects and to "mock different kinds of received wisdom."

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The series is also a chance for viewers to see Suranne Jones in her first comedic role this decade, as the mother of Wood's Evie.

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Charton said her due date is coming up soon while also reminding followers that Oscar winner Culkin isn’t the only one in the family with comedic chops.

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Related Words

• amusing 
• comic 
• funny