farcically
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7.9
- adverb
- /ˈfɑːrkɪkli/
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farsescamente
- More and more of what Secretary of State Hillary Clinton farcically referred to as 'the fog of war' over the Benghazi debacle has dispersed... and what it reveals is sheer ugliness.
Examples
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The plaintiffs have not called for such changes, but more than that, it is hard to imagine that, farcically complicated as they are, they could be improved.
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The play was filled with farcically exaggerated characters that made the audience laugh uncontrollably.
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In a farcically absurd twist, the main character mistakenly ended up at the wrong wedding.
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The politician made a farcically poor attempt to justify his actions, leaving everyone in disbelief.
Synonyms
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3.7
In a way that is much too extreme or silly
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5.0
In a way that does not make sense or is much too extreme
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4.4
In a strange or unexpected way
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3.9
In a funny way that makes people laugh
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5.5
So silly or weak that people laugh at it
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7.0
So silly or extreme that it makes people laugh
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8.1
Very silly or unreasonable in a way that seems laughable
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In a funny way that makes people laugh
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8.2
Seems very strange and different from what people expect
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6.4
In a silly, foolish way like a clown
In a way that makes people laugh because it is silly
In a silly, funny way that makes people laugh
In a funny, strange way that makes people laugh
Antonyms
How Ridiculous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word farcically comes from farce, a kind of silly play, and that comes from the Latin word farcire, which means 'to stuff'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine a play 'stuffed' with crazy scenes, so to act farcically means to act in a ridiculous, over-the-top way.