comical
adjective
com·i·cal
ˈkä-mi-kəl 
1
obsolete
: of or relating to comedy
2
: causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impact
wearing a comical expression
Examples of comical in a Sentence
I must have looked comical in that big hat.
The way they argue is almost comical.
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That suggests an almost comical misunderstanding of free trade.
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The ornate, over-the-top nature of the piece, contrasted with the comical brevity of its time onscreen, works in tandem to launch it to the middle of the pack.
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—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The song evokes an anime sci-fi world that would be merely comical if not for the moving infusion of hope and melancholy in Wayne Coyne’s vocals.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Marijuana, which went mainstream decades ago, is hardly worth mentioning anymore; stoners are merely later-generation drunks in the book of comical inebriation.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
The ornate, over-the-top nature of the piece, contrasted with the comical brevity of its time onscreen, works in tandem to launch it to the middle of the pack.
34.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
The song evokes an anime sci-fi world that would be merely comical if not for the moving infusion of hope and melancholy in Wayne Coyne’s vocals.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
Marijuana, which went mainstream decades ago, is hardly worth mentioning anymore; stoners are merely later-generation drunks in the book of comical inebriation.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comical
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“Comical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comical. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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