farcical
[fahr-si-kuh l]
Origin of farcical
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Related Words
funny, ludicrous, preposterous, outrageous, ridiculous, amusing, laughable, slapstick, comical, campy, camp, comic, droll, nonsensical, risible, stupid, diverting, derisory, joshingExamples from the Web for farcical
Contemporary Examples
The contradicting accounts of what happened to the plane would be farcical if not for the 239 people who are missing.
It was litigation as entertainment—a farcical tangle of events that titillated a ready, willing, and able country.
As is, they now look ominously instead like that monopoly's prelude and farcical first act.
The oversized, exuberant, and farcical plot of The Teleportation Device is more entertaining than any summary can convey.
But you have to have been a witness to that history to appreciate the farcical beat at the heart of it all.
Historical Examples
It would look so farcical if it were not so deadly to witness.
Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863Adam Gurowski
It was tragic enough for him in all conscience, but he could see no farcical element.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
What is this farcical, factitious glamour that will not bear the light of day?
Dreamers of the GhettoI. Zangwill
The Sun was full of the most solemn matters treated in the most farcical way.
The Wisdom of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
A farcical extravaganza, dramatized under the title of “Seven Days”
'Me-Smith'Caroline Lockhart
farcical
- ludicrous; absurd
- of or relating to farce
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