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COMICAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arousing or provoking laughter
Example:
risible courtroom antics
Synonyms:
amusing; comic; comical; funny; laughable; mirthful; risible
Classified under:
Similar:
humorous; humourous (full of or characterized by humor)
Derivation:
comedy (a comic incident or series of incidents)
comedy (light and humorous drama with a happy ending)
comicality (the quality of being comical)
Context examples:
The scent of a geranium leaf, at this day, strikes me with a half comical half serious wonder as to what change has come over me in a moment; and then I see a straw hat and blue ribbons, and a quantity of curls, and a little black dog being held up, in two slender arms, against a bank of blossoms and bright leaves.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The lobster was instantly surrounded by a halo of pleasing reminiscences, and curiosity about 'the charming young ladies' diverted his mind from the comical mishap.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Sherlock Holmes and I surveyed this curt announcement and the rueful face behind it, until the comical side of the affair so completely overtopped every other consideration that we both burst out into a roar of laughter.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There seemed to be something very comical in the reputation of Mr. Brooks of Sheffield, for both the gentlemen laughed heartily when he was mentioned, and Mr. Murdstone was a good deal amused also.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
We both bowed, and then we laughed, for the prim introduction and the blunt addition were rather a comical contrast.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
It was a sort of comical affection, too; and yet if she had died, I cannot think what I should have done, or how I should have acted out the tragedy it would have been to me.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
It's very funny when well done, and makes a perfect jumble of tragical comical stuff to laugh over.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The comical side of the affair suddenly struck her, and she laughed till the tears ran down her cheeks.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
When the sun peeped into the girls' room early next morning to promise them a fine day, he saw a comical sight.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
She had a decided mouth, a comical nose, and sharp, gray eyes, which appeared to see everything, and were by turns fierce, funny, or thoughtful.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
