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farcical

American  
[fahr-si-kuhl] / ˈfɑr sɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or of the nature of farce.

  2. resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.

farcical British  
/ ˈfɑːsɪkəl /

adjective

  1. ludicrous; absurd

  2. of or relating to farce

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Other Word Forms

  • farcicality noun
  • farcically adverb
  • farcicalness noun
  • nonfarcical adjective
  • nonfarcicality noun
  • nonfarcically adverb
  • nonfarcicalness noun
  • unfarcical adjective

Etymology

Origin of farcical

First recorded in 1710–20; farce + -ical

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