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comical

co·mi·cal

UK/ˈkɒmɪkəl/ US/ˈkɑmɪkəl/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

arousing or provoking laughter

  • “an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls”
  • “an amusing fellow”
  • “a comic hat”
  • “a comical look of surprise”
  • “funny stories that made everybody laugh”
  • “a very funny writer”
  • “it would have been laughable if it hadn”
  • “;”
  • “;”

Origin

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

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