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comic

  • adjective
  • /ˈkɒmɪk/

Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.

Example

“comic genius”

Other meanings

  1. Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.

  2. Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous.

Word history

From Ancient Greek "κωμικός" (relating to comedy).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “comic” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.