high comedy

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noun

comedy dealing with polite society, characterized by sophisticated, witty dialogue and an intricate plot.

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Compare low comedy.

Origin of high comedy

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby high comedy

highchair, High Church, high-class, high-colored, high-coloured, high comedy, high command, high commissioner, high concept, high-context, high-count

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How to use high comedy in a sentence

This is comedy based on a cold humor, detached, euphemistic, devoid of any generosity.
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Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
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Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
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Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
26 Earthquakes Later, Fracking’s Smoking Gun Is in Texas|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
As Spain, however, has fallen from the high place she once held, her colonial system has also gone down.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for high comedy

high comedy

noun

comedy set largely among cultured and articulate people and featuring witty dialogueCompare low comedy

Derived forms of high comedy

high comedian, noun

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