farcicaladj.¹

Brit.

/ˈfɑːsᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˈfɑrsək(ə)l/

Etymology: formed as farcic adj. + -al suffix¹.

1. Of or belonging to farce; of the nature of farce.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > comical

merryc1390

pleasant1553

comical1575

mowsome1596

zany1616

burlesque1656

humoursome1656

farce-like1681

foolish1691

farcical1715

amusive1727

farciful1731

funny1739

farcic1763

quizzical1785

quizzy1785

quizzish1792

rib-tickling1809

smileable1830

cocasse1868

priceless1907

skit1914

funny-ha-ha1916

gas1955

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] > comedy > farce

farcical1715

1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It Pref. sig. Aiv^v They deny the Characters to be Farcical, because they are actually in Nature.

1744 M. Akenside Let. to Dyson in Poems (1845) 276 A Dutch tragedy..farcical beyond anything in Aristophanes.

1818 J. Foster Let. 20 May in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 4 A farcical and operatic cast to the whole concern.

1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 65 The Comedy of Errors is Shakespere's one farcical play.

2. Resembling farce; extremely ludicrous; that is matter only for laughter; absurdly futile.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [adjective] > ridiculous > thoroughly

perridiculousc1600

farcical1740

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > absurdly

farcicala1817

1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber iii. 50 Vice, and Farcical Folly.

1796 Accurate & Impartial Narr. Campaigns 1793–4 (ed. 3) I. i. ix. 83 Fine farcical shew and parade.

a1817 R. L. Edgeworth Mem. (1820) I. 74 My farcical marriage and more farcical divorce.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. iii. 282 Nor is Death a farcical transaction.

Derivatives

ˈfarcically adv. in a farcical manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adverb] > comically or humorously

mirthfully1508

comically1581

drolly1662

funnily1749

farcicallya1779

ticklingly1898

pricelessly1934

zanily1958

a1779 Langhorne (T.) Images that are farcically low.

1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. 54 That disposition to treat high and serious subjects farcically.

ˈfarcicalness n. farcical quality.

ΚΠ

1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Farcicalness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

farcicaladj.²

Brit.

/ˈfɑːsᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˈfɑrsək(ə)l/

Etymology: < farcy n. + -ic suffix + -al suffix¹.

Pertaining to the farcy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > glanders, strangles, or farcy

farcina1425

farciminous1607

chineda1640

glandered1667

glanderous1727

farcical1762

farcied1830

1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. i. 4 I wish..that every imitator..had the farcy..;and that there was a good farcical house, large enough to hold..them.

1843 W. Youatt Horse (new ed.) xv. 317 A mare had been the subject of farcical enlargements.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	farcical
释义	farcicaladj.¹ Brit. /ˈfɑːsᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈfɑrsək(ə)l/ Etymology: formed as farcic adj. + -al suffix¹. 1. Of or belonging to farce; of the nature of farce. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adjective] > comical merryc1390 pleasant1553 comical1575 mowsome1596 zany1616 burlesque1656 humoursome1656 farce-like1681 foolish1691 farcical1715 amusive1727 farciful1731 funny1739 farcic1763 quizzical1785 quizzy1785 quizzish1792 rib-tickling1809 smileable1830 cocasse1868 priceless1907 skit1914 funny-ha-ha1916 gas1955 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] > comedy > farce farcical1715 1715 J. Gay What d'ye call It Pref. sig. Aiv^v They deny the Characters to be Farcical, because they are actually in Nature. 1744 M. Akenside Let. to Dyson in Poems (1845) 276 A Dutch tragedy..farcical beyond anything in Aristophanes. 1818 J. Foster Let. 20 May in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 4 A farcical and operatic cast to the whole concern. 1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) vi. 65 The Comedy of Errors is Shakespere's one farcical play. 2. Resembling farce; extremely ludicrous; that is matter only for laughter; absurdly futile. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > fact or condition of being mocked or ridiculed > [adjective] > ridiculous > thoroughly perridiculousc1600 farcical1740 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > absurdly farcicala1817 1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber iii. 50 Vice, and Farcical Folly. 1796 Accurate & Impartial Narr. Campaigns 1793–4 (ed. 3) I. i. ix. 83 Fine farcical shew and parade. a1817 R. L. Edgeworth Mem. (1820) I. 74 My farcical marriage and more farcical divorce. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. iii. 282 Nor is Death a farcical transaction. Derivatives ˈfarcically adv. in a farcical manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [adverb] > comically or humorously mirthfully1508 comically1581 drolly1662 funnily1749 farcicallya1779 ticklingly1898 pricelessly1934 zanily1958 a1779 Langhorne (T.) Images that are farcically low. 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney I. 54 That disposition to treat high and serious subjects farcically. ˈfarcicalness n. farcical quality. ΚΠ 1864 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Farcicalness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). farcicaladj.² Brit. /ˈfɑːsᵻkl/, U.S. /ˈfɑrsək(ə)l/ Etymology: < farcy n. + -ic suffix + -al suffix¹. Pertaining to the farcy. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of horses > [adjective] > glanders, strangles, or farcy farcina1425 farciminous1607 chineda1640 glandered1667 glanderous1727 farcical1762 farcied1830 1762 L. Sterne Life Tristram Shandy V. i. 4 I wish..that every imitator..had the farcy..;and that there was a good farcical house, large enough to hold..them. 1843 W. Youatt Horse (new ed.) xv. 317 A mare had been the subject of farcical enlargements. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1715adj.²1762
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