farcical
adjective
far·ci·cal
ˈfär-si-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling farce (see farce entry 1 sense 1a) : ludicrous
the farcical parts of comedies
2
: laughably inept : absurd
farcical high jinks
Examples of farcical in a Sentence
the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns
the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company
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Starring Mike Myers as a lone-wolf ogre, the film filtered familiar storybook icons through a farcical lens.
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Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Take away the magical, beyond-farcical setup, and what’s left is a timeless story.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Splitsville is a comedy that’s grounded in its characters, but also has a downright old-fashioned devotion to the visual, to the ways in which the farcical sight of four guys crammed onto a sofa can be just as capable of generating laughs as a good line.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
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Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Take away the magical, beyond-farcical setup, and what’s left is a timeless story.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025
Splitsville is a comedy that’s grounded in its characters, but also has a downright old-fashioned devotion to the visual, to the ways in which the farcical sight of four guys crammed onto a sofa can be just as capable of generating laughs as a good line.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
Net-zero always was a farcical, unscientific and unrealistic dogma designed to reorder societies and increase government and bureaucratic control over the economy, with ever-diminishing freedom for individuals.
—Peter Murphy, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for farcical
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farcical. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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