Word of the Day:
comical
What It Means
Originally, relating to comedy.
Funny, whimsically amusing.
He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!
Comical in Context
“Mr. Sanders has scored some rhetorical points against Mrs. Clinton for her longstanding ties to Wall Street, but she has responded well, and it would be comical to watch any of the Republican candidates try to make that case, given that they are all virtually tied to, or actually part of, the...”
Did You Know?
From Middle English comicalle, from Latin cōmicus + Middle English -alle (modern -al). By surface analysis, comic + -al.
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