Main Entry: se·rio·com·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌsir-ē-ō-ˈkä-mik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: serious + -o- + comic

Date: 1783

: having a mixture of the serious and the comic <a seriocomic novel>

— se·rio·com·i·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb