farcical

[ fahr-si-kuh l ]

/ ˈfɑr sɪ kəl /

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adjective

pertaining to or of the nature of farce.

resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.

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Origin of farcical

First recorded in 1710–20; farce + -ical

Related forms

far·ci·cal·i·ty, far·ci·cal·ness, nounfar·ci·cal·ly, adverbnon·far·ci·cal, adjectivenon·far·ci·cal·ly, adverb

non·far·ci·cal·ness, nounnon·far·ci·cal·i·ty, nounun·far·ci·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for farcical

The contradicting accounts of what happened to the plane would be farcical if not for the 239 people who are missing.
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It was litigation as entertainment—a farcical tangle of events that titillated a ready, willing, and able country.
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As is, they now look ominously instead like that monopoly's prelude and farcical first act.
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The oversized, exuberant, and farcical plot of The Teleportation Device is more entertaining than any summary can convey.
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But you have to have been a witness to that history to appreciate the farcical beat at the heart of it all.
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No more corrupt and farcical elections have even been known to take place.
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It will be robbed both of its tragical and farcical aspects and given a serene beauty.
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Or, again, let a play of farcical construction score a hit; the public is immediately surfeited with a run of farces.
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It was tragic enough for him in all conscience, but he could see no farcical element.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard|Joseph Conrad
There is a doctor, too, whose revelations of his patients' affairs are sufficiently comic, not to say farcical.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury

British Dictionary definitions for farcical

farcical

/ (ˈfɑːsɪkəl) /

adjective

ludicrous; absurd

of or relating to farce

Derived Formsfarcicality or farcicalness, nounfarcically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for farcical

farcical

adj.

1716, from farce + -ical. Related: Farcically.

farcical

adjective

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farcical

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