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comical

[ kom-i-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. producing laughter; amusing; funny:

    a comical fellow.

  2. Obsolete. pertaining to or of the nature of comedy.


comical

/ ˈkɒmɪkəl /

adjective

  1. causing laughter
  2. ludicrous; laughable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈcomically, adverb
  • ˈcomicalness, noun
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Other Words From

  • comi·cali·ty comi·cal·ness noun
  • comi·cal·ly adverb
  • non·comi·cal adjective
  • non·comi·cal·ly adverb
  • non·comi·cal·ness noun
  • noncom·i·cali·ty noun
  • quasi-comi·cal adjective
  • quasi-comi·cal·ly adverb
  • semi·comi·cal adjective
  • semi·comi·cal·ly adverb
  • un·comi·cal adjective
  • un·comi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comical1

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; comic, -al 1
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Synonym Study

See amusing.
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Example Sentences

The Daily Beast crosswords, on the other hand, see daylight so fast it's almost comical.

It might seem comical that the church puts together an annual firearms enthusiast meetup that features such events as a gun-toting fashion show equipped with a runway and all.

Whereas you once saw the well-turned riders and coveted them, now they seem almost comical in their conformity.

It may seem comical, but it also highlights the fact that one of the largest subway systems in the world has almost no bathrooms.

From Ozy

Brosnan and Mol are terrific in their supporting roles, bringing the movie some much-needed semi-comical glints of ice.

From Time

On the show, it led to this half-comical, half-horrifying, but 100 percent amazing moment.

What humans choose to do with this shapeless primordial stuff leaking through the cracks can often be almost comical.

“Adelie penguins are the most lovable, rollicking, comical kind,” the story read.

Initially, I only was aware of George as a musician and artist, along with his comical side.

The soldier launches into a comical strut and pretends to polish his guard box with his knuckles.

Then the boy lifted out the comical little pig, and Squinty found himself inside a large box, very much like the pen at home.

Bob, the boy who had bought Squinty, the comical pig, laughed and clapped his hands.

And from then on the comical little pig learned many tricks.

Squinty heard one man cry, and then the comical little pig dodged under a bush, and kept on running.

The little comical pig was rather lonesome after Slicko had left him, but he was no longer hungry, thanks to the acorns.

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