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 shrugged, twisting his face into a comical mask.
From Literature
The score is a comical barrage of harp strums, as if heaven’s angels have gotten good and drunk.
From Los Angeles Times
He distinguishes content that is intended to deceive with the more comical and obviously-fake AI slop, like fish with shoes, or gorillas lifting weights at the gym.
From BBC
Torres should have restored the Catalans' advantage but, in a comical moment, hit the crossbar from point blank range and then immediately diverted the rebound against the post.
From Barron's
Torres should have restored the Catalans' advantage but, in a comical moment, hit the bar from point-blank range and then immediately diverted the rebound against the post.
From Barron's
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