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
Recent Examples on the Web Watcher Entertainment has drawn millions of fans for their unscripted and comedic videos on YouTube — and now the studio’s three creators have drawn the ire of a significant number of them. Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024 Their relationship forms the foundation of Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, a darkly comedic psychological thriller based on Gadd’s real-life ordeal and adapted from his award-winning one-man show. Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Apr. 2024 His natural, comedic dynamic with our panelists and guests, coupled with some exciting new twists, will keep our global customers coming back week after week. Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024 Along with her star turn in the summer blockbuster, the 28-year-old popstar also appeared in the comedic mystery movie Argylle, which premiered in February. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024 At various points, Magie was a poet; a stenographer at the Dead Letter Office, where mail considered undeliverable landed; a comedic stage actress; an engineer who invented and patented a device that improved the flow of paper in typewriters; and a fiction writer. Gavin Edwards, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024 Simpson would later show the comedic side hinted at in his SNL guest host turn with a recurring role in the three Naked Gun movies in the 1980s and 1990s as maladroit Detective Norberg. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024 The fun-loving Corcoran (who has been known to show her personality on social media, from dressing up as Barbie and Martha Stewart to hosting a mock funeral for her birthday) has found her match in Higgins, who attends to her comedic whims — and has even joined in on them. Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024 Scarecrow; his partner in comedic crime is the Penguin (Nathan Faustyn); the fellow anti-comedians include the Riddler (Trevor Drinkwater) and Poison Ivy (voiced by Ruin Carroll); the UCB comedy master is Ra’s al Ghul (David Liebe Hart). Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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