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
That tension of not everyone getting it is Stalter’s comedic modus operandi.
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Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
This comedic musical tale about ambition, love, family and devious murder plots will have playgoers gasping with laughter and reveling in its lively, imaginative score, a news release stated.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Recent seasons have tackled everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to the latest internet memes, providing a comedic commentary on the world around us.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The comedic star is known for impressions like Rachel Maddow, Drew Barrymore, and Angelina Jolie.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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Anna Peele, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
This comedic musical tale about ambition, love, family and devious murder plots will have playgoers gasping with laughter and reveling in its lively, imaginative score, a news release stated.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2025
Recent seasons have tackled everything from the COVID-19 pandemic to the latest internet memes, providing a comedic commentary on the world around us.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The comedic star is known for impressions like Rachel Maddow, Drew Barrymore, and Angelina Jolie.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedic
Adjective
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Others saw it as a humorous, if unsettling, glimpse into how AI is increasingly embedded in corporate communications.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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Mister Terrific, who is not a humorous man but is very funny because of it, gets very huffy over Superman’s jibes and storms off.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Well its funny to say this to Forbes — but the fashion system is financially small but culturally a very potent front of western supremacy.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Their loyalty and love for each other is rewarded just by being cooler and funnier than anyone else around.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Its web comic adaptation was published in 2020 and is currently available worldwide in 10 languages, including English, Japanese and French.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Created by Keenen Ivory Wayans and featuring several members of his comic family such as Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and a young dancer named Jennifer Lopez, the show attracted the hottest hip hop and R&B guests every Sunday.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Hackman, Perrine and Beatty add a comical touch to all of their scenes.—
Martin Gold,
HollywoodReporter,
7 July 2025
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The film was always going to be a giant undertaking, but an almost comical series of unfortunate events had curtailed it into becoming one of the most expensive pictures Hollywood had ever produced… long before Burton even joined the project.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
2 July 2025
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The scene was more amusing than threatening — onlookers whipped out cell phone cameras to document the sight of horses traversing the grounds.—
Jim Newton,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
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For two-thirds of the day, as the peloton rolled through Brittany, the majority of soundbites ranged from frivolous to downright amusing.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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“Comedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedic. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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