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comical

English

Etymology

comic +? -al

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?m?k?l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?k?m?k?l/

Adjective

comical (comparative more comical, superlative most comical)

  1. (archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
  2. Funny, whimsically amusing.
  3. Laughable; ridiculous.
    • 2016 January 30, "Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination," The New York Times (retrieved 30 January 2016):
      Mr. Sanders has scored some rhetorical points against Mrs. Clinton for her longstanding ties to Wall Street, but she has responded well, and it would be comical to watch any of the Republican candidates try to make that case, given that they are all virtually tied to, or actually part of, the business establishment.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:funny
  • (comedy): comic, comedic

Derived terms

  • comicality
  • comically

Translations

See also

  • comic

Anagrams

  • Climaco

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jesting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??st??/

Noun

jesting (countable and uncountable, plural jestings)

  1. joking
    • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Passionate Pilgrim
      Yet in the midst of all her pure protestings, / Her faith, her oaths, her tears and all were jestings.
  2. bantering; ridicule
  3. mocking

Adjective

jesting (comparative more jesting, superlative most jesting)

  1. facetious
  2. humorous
  3. playful; mocking
  4. jeering

Verb

jesting

  1. present participle of jest

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