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Webster 1913 Edition
Farcical
Far′ci-cal
,Adj.
Pertaining to farce; appropriated to farce; ludicrous; unnatural; unreal.
– Far′ci-cal-ly
, adv.
Far′ci-cal-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Farcical
F'ARCICAL
,Adj.
1.
Belonging to a farce; appropriated to farce.They deny the characters to be farcical, because they are actually in nature.
2.
Droll; ludicrous; ridiculous.3.
Illusory; deceptive.Definition 2024
farcical
farcical
English
Adjective
farcical (comparative more farcical, superlative most farcical)
- resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd
- The actions of politicians in office are a farcical joke to most of their constituents.
- 2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times:
- A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable.
Translations
absurd