seriocomic

Sometimes se·ri·o·com·i·cal

[seer-ee-oh-kom-ik]

adjective

1. partly serious and partly comic.

   a seriocomic play.

seriocomic

/ ˌsɪərɪəʊˈkɒmɪk /

adjective

1. mixing serious and comic elements

Other Word Forms

• seriocomically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of seriocomic¹

First recorded in 1775–85; seri(ous) + -o- + comic

Example Sentences

Perry, 40, is best known for seriocomic indie films such as “Listen Up Philip” and “Her Smell.”

From Los Angeles Times

Her most recent book, “Colored Television,” is a seriocomic exploration of race and creativity and the haves and have-nots of Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

Debt is a theme running through Season 5 of “Fargo,” and there was no more terrifying bill collector in Noah Hawley’s latest seriocomic venture into the dark whiteout of the Upper Midwest than Ole Munch.

From Los Angeles Times

In a cultural landscape of darkly seriocomic prestige series like "Succession" and "The Bear," Rose Byrne is happy to just take a pratfall.

From Salon

More of a recognition reel for a fan convention than a movie, it signals a career that’s traveled far from its first evocation of a raw seriocomic intelligence about small-to-bursting lives.

From Los Angeles Times