farcical
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8.5
- adjective
- /ˈfɑr.sɪ.kəl/
- The plot of the movie was so farcical that the audience couldn't stop laughing at the absurd twists.
- almost farcical
- farcical elements
- farcical world
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Watch on YouTubeSo a lot of court work, self defence and restraint was a bit of judo, quite farcical really.
- So a lot of court work, self defence and restraint was a bit of judo, quite farcical really.
- So you have the farcical spectacle, not so much in that video, but in other instances.
- That idea of giving it more time, that idea of being patient, that idea of one day it will happen, it all starts to seem a little farcical.
- Obviously it's it's farcical, but but really great.
- Just read through it, the some of the comments and some of the data data that they collected is just farcical.
Examples
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Let no one mistake it for comedy, farcical though it may be in all its details.
Academic text (1991) -
However, the sounds of the D-20 were perfect for the comic effect we wanted in this farcical piece.
Academic text (1994) -
This farcical show of force was only to be expected.
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In case you were wondering how I wound up in this farcical situation, let me catch you up.
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Democracy becomes farcical when national parliaments and executives cannot make major decisions on their own.
Academic text (1998) -
I'm surprised at this farcical streak in your nature, Alec.
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Periodic elections have become farcical, and the government has stripped the opposition-controlled National Assembly of all powers.
Academic text (2018) -
Now Britain and France, together with Israel, hatched a curious plot that in hindsight was almost farcical.
Academic text (2002) -
I would involve them in trying to resolve it as well as abandon the utterly farcical attempt to create a unified nation-state there.
Academic text (2010) -
The couple's tragic love contrasts with Gongora's farcical rendering of the tale.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.6
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that makes people laugh
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4.4
So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense
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1.5
Causing people to laugh loudly
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5.9
Odd in a funny or silly way
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6.0
Very silly and unreasonable so it makes people laugh
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4.1
So silly or not reasonable that people do not take it seriously
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3.1
Making people laugh because it is silly or unusual
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4.5
Acting in a silly, exaggerated way like a clown
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8.0
To make people laugh
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9.3
So silly that people laugh at it
Very silly in a way that makes people laugh
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Farcical comes from farce, which originally meant a short, funny 'stuffing' put into a serious play to make people laugh. So when something is farcical, it is so full of silly, ridiculous bits that it feels like a comic insert.