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far·ci·cal

(fär′sĭ-kəl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to farce.
2.
a. Resembling a farce; ludicrous.
b. Ridiculously clumsy; absurd.
far′ci·cal′i·ty (-kăl′ĭ-tē), far′ci·cal·ness n.
far′ci·cal·ly adv.
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farcical

(ˈfɑːsɪkəl)
adj
1. ludicrous; absurd
2. (Theatre) of or relating to farce
ˌfarciˈcality, ˈfarcicalness n
ˈfarcically adv
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far•ci•cal

(ˈfɑr sɪ kəl)

adj.
1. pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
2. resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.
[1710–20]
far`ci•cal′i•ty, far′ci•cal•ness, n.
far′ci•cal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. farcical - broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
humorous, humourous - full of or characterized by humor; "humorous stories"; "humorous cartoons"; "in a humorous vein"
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farcical

adjective
1. ludicrous, ridiculous, diverting, absurd, preposterous, laughable, nonsensical, derisory, risible a farcical nine months' jail sentence
2. comic, funny, amusing, slapstick, droll, custard-pie from farcical humour to deepest tragedy
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farcical

adjective
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Translations
مُضْحِك، سَخيف
grotesknísměšný
farceagtig
fáránlegur, fjarstæîukenndur

farcical

[ˈfɑːsɪkəl] ADJ → absurdo, ridículo
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farcical

[ˈfɑːrsɪkəl] adj [situation, scene, circumstances] → grotesque
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farcical

adj (Theat) → possenhaft ; (fig: = absurd) → absurd, grotesk
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farcical

[ˈfɑːsɪkl] adj → farsesco/a, ridicolo/a
the trial was farcical → il processo fu una farsa
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farce

(faːs) noun
1. a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous. The play is a classic farce. klug مَسْرَحِيَّه هَزَلِيَّه ساخِرَه комедия farsa fraška der Schwank farce φαρσοκωμωδία farsa farss نمایش خنده آور farssi farce מַמָש בְּדִיחָה स्वांग farsa, lakrdija komédia dagelan farsi farsa 笑劇 극(笑劇), 광대극 farsas farss farsa klucht farse farsa لوبه (ډرامه) چه دملنډو او مسخرو څخه ډكه وى، خندوونكې لوبه farsa farsă фарс fraška burka farsa fars ละครตลก orta oyunu, tulûat 笑劇,滑稽戲 фарс; комедія مضحکہ خیز تمثیل kịch vui nhộn 笑剧,滑稽戏
2. any funny or stupid situation in real life. The meeting was an absolute farce. klug مَهْزَلَه، موقف مُثير للسُّخْريه фарс farsa fraška, komedie die Posse farce φάρσα, γελοιότητα farsa farss چیز مسخره farssi farce פארסה वास्तविक जीवन में कोई विचित्र स्थिति lakrdija komédia lelucon skrípaleikur farsa ばかげたこと 웃음거리 farsas farss; joks sandiwara farce parodi, farse farsa چه دملنډو او مسخرو څخه ډكه وى farsa farsă фарс fraška farsa lakrdija fars เรื่องราวหรือสถานการณ์ที่ตลกสิ้นดี maskaralık 鬧劇 фарс حقیقی زندگی میں کوئی مضحکہ خیز واقعہ trò hề 闹剧
farcical (ˈfaːsikəl) adjective
completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous. The whole idea was farcical. klugtigheid, belaglikheid مُضْحِك، سَخيف фарсов ridículo směšný, groteskní possenhaft farceagtig γελοίος absurdo, ridículo jantlik مضحک farssimainen grotesque מגוחך स्वांगपूर्ण komičan, lakrdijaški nevetséges menggelikan fáránlegur, fjarstæðukenndur ridicolo ばかげた 익살스런 juokingas, absurdiškas farsa-; komisks melucukan bespottelijk parodisk, farseaktig, latterlig groteskowy, śmieszny مضحک ridículo năstruşnic, caraghios нелепый groteskný burkast smešan farsartad, rena farsen ที่ตลกสิ้นดี gülünç 滑稽的 фарсовий, блазенський نہایت مضحکہ خیز یا لا یعنی lố bịch; nực cười 滑稽的
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