Meaning

3 senses
  1. Funny, whimsically amusing.

    The tutor excelled in comical scoldings.

    komisch, lustig

    смешно́йsmešnój, коми́чныйkomíčnyj, заба́вныйzabávnyj

    смішни́йsmišnýj, поті́шнийpotíšnyj, комі́чнийkomíčnyj

  2. Laughable; ridiculous.

    He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!

    lächerlich

    смішни́йsmišnýj

  3. (archaic)Originally, relating to comedy.

    It was a comical performance.

    komödisch, komödial, komisch

    коми́ческийkomíčeskij

    комі́чнийkomíčnyj

More definitions
  • arousing or provoking laughter

Examples

8 sentences
  1. It was a very comical situation.

    ruЭто была очень комичная ситуация. — marafon

  2. This is almost comical.

  3. This led to a very comical situation.

  4. The absurdity of the situation was almost comical.

    ruАбсурдность ситуации была почти комической. — marafon

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  5. He looked so comical holding his paws up peculiarly.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
relating to comedy:
being funny, whimsically amusing:
Русский
By meaning 2
relating to comedy:
being funny, whimsically amusing:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
relating to comedy:
being funny, whimsically amusing:
being laughable, ridiculous:

Origin

From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By

From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By surface analysis, comic + -al.

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Forms

more comical, most comical
Comparativemore comical Lesson
Superlativemost comical Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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