farcical

[ fahr-si-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to or of the nature of farce.

  2. resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.

Origin of farcical

1
First recorded in 1710–20; farce + -ical

Other words from farcical

  • far·ci·cal·i·ty, far·ci·cal·ness, noun
  • far·ci·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·far·ci·cal, adjective
  • non·far·ci·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·far·ci·cal·ness, noun
  • non·far·ci·cal·i·ty, noun
  • un·far·ci·cal, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for farcical

farcical

/ (ˈfɑːsɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. ludicrous; absurd

  2. of or relating to farce

Derived forms of farcical

  • farcicality or farcicalness, noun
  • farcically, adverb

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