seriocomic

[ seer-ee-oh-kom-ik ]
/ ˌsɪər i oʊˈkɒm ɪk /

adjective

partly serious and partly comic: a seriocomic play.
Sometimes se·ri·o·com·i·cal.

Origin of seriocomic

First recorded in 1775–85; seri(ous) + -o- + comic

OTHER WORDS FROM seriocomic

se·ri·o·com·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for seriocomic

seriocomic

less commonly seriocomical

/ (ˌsɪərɪəʊˈkɒmɪk) /

adjective

mixing serious and comic elements

Derived forms of seriocomic

seriocomically, adverb