comical
adjective
com·i·cal
ˈkä-mi-kəl 
1
obsolete
: of or relating to comedy
2
: causing laughter especially because of a startlingly or unexpectedly humorous impact
wearing a comical expression
Examples of comical in a Sentence
I must have looked comical in that big hat.
The way they argue is almost comical.
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Viewers can expect lots of comical commentary from the two best friends, as well as appearances by Robyn, Shakira and Bryan Adams, among others.
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Williams rose to prominence as the quirky, comical alien Mork, first as a guest star on Happy Days and then as the protagonist of its spin-off Mork & Mindy.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The suffering in these songs is almost comical, but the hurt under the wordplay was real.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
But this season, 20 points, once a comical attempt at upsetting the Chiefs, has become the threshold that teams need merely to compete.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025
Williams rose to prominence as the quirky, comical alien Mork, first as a guest star on Happy Days and then as the protagonist of its spin-off Mork & Mindy.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025
The suffering in these songs is almost comical, but the hurt under the wordplay was real.
—Alex Abramovich, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
But this season, 20 points, once a comical attempt at upsetting the Chiefs, has become the threshold that teams need merely to compete.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for comical
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“Comical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comical. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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