farcical

English

Etymology

farce +‎ -ical, after comical etc.

Adjective

farcical (comparative more farcical, superlative most farcical)

1. resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd

   The actions of politicians in office are a farcical joke to most of their constituents.

   • 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, New York Times:

     A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable.

Translations

absurd

• Esperanto: ridinda (eo)
• French: ridicule (fr), risible (fr), farfelu (fr), burlesque (fr), grotesque (fr)

• Icelandic: fáránlegur; farsakenndur m, farsakennd n, farsakennt n; fjarstæðukenndur

Related terms

• farce

External links

• farcical in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• farcical in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• farcical at OneLook Dictionary Search