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comic
[kom-ik]
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by comedy.
comic opera.
of or relating to a person who acts in or writes comedy.
a comic actor; a comic dramatist.
of, relating to, or characteristic of comedy.
comic situations; a comic sense.
provoking laughter; humorous; funny; laughable.
noun
a comedian.
comics, comic strips.
the comic, the element or quality of comedy in literature, art, drama, etc..
An appreciation of the comic came naturally to her.
comic
/ ˈkɒmɪk /
adjective
of, relating to, characterized by, or characteristic of comedy
(prenominal) acting in, writing, or composing comedy
a comic writer
humorous; funny
noun
a person who is comic, esp a comic actor; comedian
a book or magazine containing comic strips
(usually plural) comic strips in newspapers, etc
Other Word Forms
- noncomic adjective
- quasi-comic adjective
- semicomic adjective
- uncomic adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of comic1
Example Sentences
Her frown deepens as she sidesteps open comic books and half-eaten granola bars.
Simon made a comic show of being capsized, but as he had often proved, he had sea legs enough to weather storms far worse than this.
Overseas sales of Japanese content, such as anime, comics, video games, film and music, now generate export value comparable to Japan’s steel and semiconductor industries, underscoring how soft power has become a significant national asset.
On “Your Show of Shows” and other sketch programs, Sid Caesar mined a comic vein that seemed, in its time, inexhaustible.
With Imogene Coca, he did a comic married couple called the Hickenloopers.
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