farcical
farcical · more farcical · most farcical
фарсовый
grotesk, irrwitzig, aberwitzig, absurd
Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurdResembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
/ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/
» He made a farcical attempt to save face during the fallout of his sex scandal.
Meaning
2 sensesResembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
grotesk, irrwitzig, aberwitzig
фарсовыйfarsovyj
broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
(not comparable, obsolete, rare)Pertaining to farcy.
Examples
1 sentencesHe made a farcical attempt to save face during the fallout of his sex scandal.
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
absurd:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
absurd:
Origin
From farce + -ical, after comical etc.From farce + -ical, after comical etc.
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Forms
more farcical, most farcical| Comparative | more farcical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most farcical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce:ludicrousridiculous
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form