Definition of COMICAL

comical

Adjective Satellite

  • arousing or provoking laughter
    • "a comical look of surprise"

Adj

  • Originally, relating to comedy.
  • Funny, whimsically amusing.
  • Laughable; ridiculous.

Adjective

  • Causing laughter, especially because of an amusing quality; funny.

Examples

  • He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!
  • It was a comical performance.
  • The COMICAL sight of his opponent’s face after a devastating bingo was priceless.
  • The tutor excelled in comical scoldings.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

comical: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
comical: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
comical: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

comical: valid Words With Friends Word