Comical

//ˈkɒmɪkəl// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Originally, relating to comedy. archaic

    "It was a comical performance."

  2. 2
    Funny, whimsically amusing.

    "The tutor excelled in comical scoldings."

  3. 3
    Laughable; ridiculous.

    "He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!"

Adjective
  1. 1
    arousing or provoking laughter wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
comicabsurdamusinganticbroadburlesque

Example

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"The absurdity of the situation was almost comical."

Etymology

From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By surface analysis, comic + -al.

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