farcical

[ fahr-si-kuh l ]

/ ˈfɑr sɪ kəl /

pertaining to or of the nature of farce.

resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.

Origin of farcical

First recorded in 1710–20; farce + -ical

far·ci·cal·i·ty, far·ci·cal·ness, noun far·ci·cal·ly, adverb non·far·ci·cal, adjective non·far·ci·cal·ly, adverb

non·far·ci·cal·ness, noun non·far·ci·cal·i·ty, noun un·far·ci·cal, adjective

farce, farcemeat, farceur, farceuse, farci, farcical, farcy, farcy bud, fard, fardel, fardel-bound

The contradicting accounts of what happened to the plane would be farcical if not for the 239 people who are missing.

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It was litigation as entertainment—a farcical tangle of events that titillated a ready, willing, and able country.

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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.

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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

farcical

/ (ˈfɑːsɪkəl) /

ludicrous; absurd

of or relating to farce

farcicality or farcicalness, noun farcically, adverb