comical

English

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒmɪkəl/, X-SAMPA: /"kQmIk@l/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈkɑmɪkəl/, X-SAMPA: /"kAmIk@l/

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Adjective

comical (comparative more comical, superlative most comical)

1. (archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.

   It was a comical performance

2. Being funny, whimsically amusing.

   The tutor cruelly excelled in comical scoldings

3. Being laughable, ridiculous.

   What a comical error!

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:funny

Derived terms

• comicality
• comically

Translations

relating to comedy

• Bulgarian: комичен (bg) (komičen)

being funny, whimsically amusing

• Bulgarian: смешен (bg) (smešen), забавен (bg) (zabaven)

• Dutch: grappig (nl), komisch (nl), amusant (nl)

being laughable, ridiculous

• Bulgarian: шеговит (bg) (šegovit), чудат (bg) (čudat)
• Dutch: komisch, lachwekkend, hilarisch

• Jèrriais: risibl'ye m and f
• Scottish Gaelic: èibhinn (gd), àbhachdach (gd)

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Translations to be checked

• Esperanto: komika (1,2), amuza (1), ridiga (2)
• French: comique (1,2)

• Hebrew: קומי (qomi) m, קומית (qomit) f (1)
• Interlingua: comic (1,2)
• Portuguese: cômico m, cômica f (1,2)

See also

• comic