Definition of comical in US English: comical
adjective Amusing.
‘a series of comical misunderstandings’
More example sentences
‘It made me jump at first, but once I was used to it, I found them strangely comical.’ ‘They did have this rather strange habit of sticking their thumbs up at the crowd after every song too which looked a tad comical at times.’ ‘Despite the idea, the original series was startlingly comical in places.’ ‘He falls off his chair and stumbles around in a comical manner to amuse us all.’ ‘None of them speak English so we have been communicating physically most of the time which is quite comical.’ ‘Confusion about that process is so rampant at the moment, however, as to be almost comical.’ ‘That, like everything else about the man, is so over the top, it's comical.’ ‘The entire situation is so comical that I can't help but let a small giggle escape.’ ‘Both were ridiculously funny in what must be two of the best comical roles ever written.’ ‘The most comical comment of the week was on our way back to the airport.’ ‘There appeared to be thousands of them, in almost comical disarray, and a few police cars.’ ‘On his face is the most comical, quizzical expression, which is probably exactly how most of us would look if stuffed.’ ‘The Dublin goalkeeper may wear rather large comical gloves to ensure that the ball does not go past him.’ ‘And then she made a big comical show of shaking her watch and holding it up to her ear.’ ‘I had a terrible but quite comical ride home on the tube last night.’ ‘They looked quite comical as they stood up with their fins and masks still on and their regulators still in their mouths.’ ‘The play is a heartbreaking but comical tale of the trials and tribulations couples go through.’ ‘Apparently this comical scene was an attempt to slip through the security cordon at the complex.’ ‘Still, it was slightly comical, watching them scurry from the room as the machine did its stuff.’ ‘His comical perspective on life never fails him and the audience can't help but accept him.’ Synonyms
funny , comic, humorous, droll, chucklesome, witty, waggish, facetious, light-hearted, jocular, hilarious, hysterically funny
silly , absurd, ridiculous, laughable, risible, droll, ludicrous, farcical, preposterous, foolish
View synonyms Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘relating to or in the style of comedy’): from Latin comicus (see comic) + -al.
Pronunciation comical /ˈkämək(ə)l/ /ˈkɑmək(ə)l/