as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
my friends insist that this new television show is the most comedic thing ever created by the mind of man
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Recent Examples of comedic
The real-life couple had (unsurprisingly) fantastic chemistry and comedic timing that made the show electric then and now.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
David Hemphill, Tony Nevada, and Paula Rhodes star in the comedic short.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Even so, the show has pushed against the membrane of Friedland’s own comedic shield.
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Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
As is often the case, Cena’s comedic fearlessness is fully on display.
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Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
David Hemphill, Tony Nevada, and Paula Rhodes star in the comedic short.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 June 2026
Even so, the show has pushed against the membrane of Friedland’s own comedic shield.
—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
As is often the case, Cena’s comedic fearlessness is fully on display.
—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedic
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Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly joined Lacoste ambassador and actor Pierre Niney for the humorous promotional film, produced by Niney’s production company.
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As the search continued, humorous posts imagining where Gracie might show up next spread across social media.
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Watching improv is reliably funny because performers work without a script.
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But figuring out how to do all that while being funny at the same time?
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The hot new subject areas were comic-book studies, science fiction, and children’s literature.
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Brown has matured nicely in the role, exhibiting a newfound steeliness and steadily increasing comic chops.
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Each installment feels like a fever dream of absurd fear mongering about crime, meant to hype Knightscope’s brand of high-tech surveillance and divorced from reality in unintentionally comical ways.
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But for all the manosphere poking and parodying, Kyle University isn’t solely there to gather laughs or generate comical confusion.
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Cavill, absent from the proceedings for long stretches, remains a sturdy presence as the most buff screen Sherlock ever, while Helena Bonham Carter is again reliably amusing as Enola and Sherlock’s sardonic mother Eudoria.
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Elmosnino is an amusing villain, making his most self-serving machinations sound reasonable.
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“Comedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedic. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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