farcical

[fahr-si-kuhl]

adjective

1. pertaining to or of the nature of farce.

2. resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.

farcical

/ ˈfɑːsɪkəl /

adjective

1. ludicrous; absurd

2. of or relating to farce

Other Word Forms

• farcicality noun
• farcicalness noun
• farcically adverb
• nonfarcical adjective
• nonfarcically adverb
• nonfarcicalness noun
• nonfarcicality noun
• unfarcical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of farcical¹

First recorded in 1710–20; farce + -ical

Example Sentences

Liverpool's misery was compounded in farcical fashion in the 73rd minute.

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And things got worse for Davis when he stepped into a pothole and injured an ankle during a farcical spring training visit to Puerto Rico.

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When auditors came to search Freymond’s desk, the story took a farcical turn: Freymond had tried to dispose of the incriminating papers by stashing them outside his office window, on the cornice.

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James Elder, spokesman for the UN children's agency, Unicef, said on Friday that the idea of a safe zone in southern Gaza was "farcical".

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The prospect of the government introducing a Hillsborough Law without the backing of the majority of the disaster's families and their supporters would have been farcical.

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Related Words

• amusing 
• campy 
• comical 
• funny 
• laughable 
• ludicrous 
• outrageous 
• preposterous 
• ridiculous 
• slapstick