different between comical vs jesting
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)
- (archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
- Funny, whimsically amusing.
- 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.
- 2016 January 30, "Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination," The New York Times (retrieved 30 January 2016):
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)
- 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.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, The Passionate Pilgrim
- bantering; ridicule
- mocking
Adjective
jesting (comparative more jesting, superlative most jesting)
- facetious
- humorous
- playful; mocking
- jeering
Verb
jesting
- present participle of jest
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