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[ fahr-si-kuhl ] / ˈfɑr sɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR farcical ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivepertaining to or of the nature of farce. resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd. Origin of farcicalFirst recorded in 1710–20; farce + -ical OTHER WORDS FROM farcicalfar·ci·cal·i·ty, far·ci·cal·ness, nounfar·ci·cal·ly, adverbnon·far·ci·cal, adjectivenon·far·ci·cal·ly, adverb non·far·ci·cal·ness, nounnon·far·ci·cal·i·ty, nounun·far·ci·cal, adjective Words nearby farcicalfarce, farcemeat, farceur, farceuse, farci, farcical, farcy, farcy bud, fard, fardel, fardel-bound Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for farcicalThe contradicting accounts of what happened to the plane would be farcical if not for the 239 people who are missing. The Botched Hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370|Clive Irving|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was litigation as entertainment—a farcical tangle of events that titillated a ready, willing, and able country. Did Sexpot Schoolteacher Pamela Smart Hire Teens to Kill Her Husband?|Marlow Stern|January 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST As is, they now look ominously instead like that monopoly's prelude and farcical first act. The Obamacare Death Spiral|David Frum|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST The oversized, exuberant, and farcical plot of The Teleportation Device is more entertaining than any summary can convey. This Week’s Hot Reads: February 18, 2013|Mythili Rao|February 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But you have to have been a witness to that history to appreciate the farcical beat at the heart of it all. What Ben Affleck’s 'Argo' Misses About Iran|Roya Hakakian|October 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST No more corrupt and farcical elections have even been known to take place. Porto Rico|Arthur D. Hall It will be robbed both of its tragical and farcical aspects and given a serene beauty. The Affable Stranger|Peter McArthur Or, again, let a play of farcical construction score a hit; the public is immediately surfeited with a run of farces. My Actor-Husband|Anonymous It was tragic enough for him in all conscience, but he could see no farcical element. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard|Joseph Conrad There is a doctor, too, whose revelations of his patients' affairs are sufficiently comic, not to say farcical. A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for farcical
adjectiveludicrous; absurd of or relating to farce Derived forms of farcicalfarcicality or farcicalness, nounfarcically, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to farcicalfunny, ludicrous, preposterous, outrageous, ridiculous, amusing, laughable, slapstick, comical, campy, camp, comic, droll, nonsensical, risible, stupid, diverting, derisory, joshing |