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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He said the idea that they should have known the customer's route and pre-warned them of the risk was so clearly unreasonable it was comical.
From BBC
The image shows the assistant completely upside down in an acrobatic posture, with a funny expression on his face, creating a photograph with a comical tone.
From BBC
It was a sad sight, then comical, then stupefying.
From Salon
It was comical, sure, but it also summed up the strangeness of the whole night.
From BBC
That this was even in question is both comical and disturbing, but I’m thankful for the outcome.
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