comedic

adjective

co·​me·​dic kə-ˈmē-dik How to pronounce comedic (audio)
1
: of or relating to comedy
2
comedically adverb

Examples of comedic in a Sentence

She has a lot of comedic talent. a drama with comedic elements
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Ingmar Bergman’s early-fifties soap commercials put daring methods—metafiction, animation, and even a 3-D parody—to comedic ends. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025 Reynolds is also collaborating on the script with writers Enzo Mileti and Scott Wilson, a writing team who worked on season four of comedic crime show Fargo. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025 Each actress nails the comedic timing – and the accented English that flows with the cadence of their mother tongues. Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Nov. 2025 The high-concept dark comedic thriller follows Mafu (Schuster-Koloamatangi), a struggling Tongan immigrant who becomes the protégé of charismatic American salesman Marco Cass (Rex). Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for comedic

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of comedic was in 1639

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“Comedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comedic. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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