comical

[kom-i-kuhl]

adjective

1. producing laughter; amusing; funny.

   a comical fellow.

2. Obsolete.,  pertaining to or of the nature of comedy.

comical

/ ˈkɒmɪkəl /

adjective

1. causing laughter

2. ludicrous; laughable

Other Word Forms

• comicality noun
• comicalness noun
• comically adverb
• noncomical adjective
• noncomically adverb
• noncomicalness noun
• noncomicality noun
• quasi-comical adjective
• quasi-comically adverb
• semicomical adjective
• semicomically adverb
• uncomical adjective
• uncomically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of comical¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; comic, -al ¹

Synonym Study

See amusing.

Example Sentences

That this was even in question is both comical and disturbing, but I’m thankful for the outcome.

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Musk responded to the incident, blaming users for crafting queries to get comical responses from Grok.

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Well, those of you that have, you'll understand where I'm coming from, and those of you haven't, do yourself a favour because it's pretty comical.

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If you haven't, do yourself a favour because it is pretty comical.

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It contained comical descriptions of life in Witherslack, as well as a tasty-sounding recipe for Hungarian goulash that called for vast amounts of paprika.

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Related Words

• absurd 
• comic 
• entertaining 
• farcical 
• funny 
• goofy 
• humorous 
• ironic 
• laughable 
• ludicrous 
• ridiculous 
• silly 
• wacky 
• whimsical