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semifarcical

semifarcical adjective: partly farcical.

Adjective

semifarcical (not comparable)

  1. Partly farcical.
    • Two plays he produced — “The Killing of Sister George,” a semifarcical drama by Frank Marcus about an outrageously self-centered and wrathful radio star, which moved from London to Broadway in 1966, and “Lovers,” a two-part 1969 comedy by Mr. Friel that starred Art Carney — were nominated for...2009 June 27, Bruce Weber, “Morton Gottlieb, a Broadway Producer, Dies at 88”, in New York Times

Origin of semifarcical

From semi- + farcical.

Questions about semifarcical

What does semifarcical mean?
Semifarcical means partly farcical.
What part of speech is semifarcical?
Semifarcical is an adjective.

Words near semifarcical in the dictionary

  1. semifame
  2. semifamiliar
  3. semifamine
  4. semifamines
  5. semifamous
  6. semifarcical
  7. semifasciate
  8. semifasciated
  9. semifascism
  10. semifascist
  11. semifascists

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