comical
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 7
/ˈkɒmɪkəl/
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/ˈkɒmɪkəl/ · /ˈkɑmɪkəl/
Definition of comical
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(archaic)Originally, relating to comedy.
“It was a comical performance.”
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adj
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(archaic)Originally, relating to comedy.
“It was a comical performance.”
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Funny, whimsically amusing.
“The tutor excelled in comical scoldings.”
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Laughable; ridiculous.
“He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!”
“Mr. Sanders has scored some rhetorical points against Mrs. Clinton for her longstanding ties to Wall Street, but she has responded well, and it would be comical to watch any of the Republican candidates try to make that case, given that they are all virtually tied to, or actually part of, the business establishment.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By surface analysis, comic + -al.
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