as in humorous
causing or intended to cause laughter
my friends insist that this new television show is the most comedic thing ever created by the mind of man
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Recent Examples of comedic
Offer a bottle of Evian water for guests who don’t drink but still want to join in on the cheers, also referencing Meredith Blake, the film's comedic and stuck-up antagonist.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
And Clarke, although hilariously rusty at first given his time away from battle, eventually settles into the role of a comedic Punisher of sorts.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Though Epps and Sykes give the flashiest comedic performances, Fields is the show's secret weapon.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 June 2025
What was then the reigning Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series all but abandoned any pretense of being comedic, other than in scenes featuring the cartoonish Fak family, as the show went all-in on the Faks.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2025
And Clarke, although hilariously rusty at first given his time away from battle, eventually settles into the role of a comedic Punisher of sorts.
—Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
Though Epps and Sykes give the flashiest comedic performances, Fields is the show's secret weapon.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 26 June 2025
What was then the reigning Emmy winner for Outstanding Comedy Series all but abandoned any pretense of being comedic, other than in scenes featuring the cartoonish Fak family, as the show went all-in on the Faks.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedic
Adjective
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In her recent appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Tuesday, June 24, the actress shared a humorous story about her children's reaction to her mullet haircut for the film.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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This independent pilot offers a humorous yet heartfelt look at modern Black adulthood.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
27 June 2025
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The Target jokes stopped being funny when, in 2023, right-wing social-media attacks on its Pride collection got so bad that the company pulled some of the items from its stores, citing threats to employees.—
Emma Sarappo,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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McGrath's older brother and two of her younger sisters described her as funny, sarcastic, full of life and so caring that the homeless in her neighborhood greeted her by name.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Southern comic Dusty Slay has inked a deal for Netflix to debut Wet Heat, his second special for the service in two years, on the heels of 2024’s Workin’ Man, which will premiere on July 29.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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The teaser first airs on on the season 2 finale of The Walking Dead: Dead City, yet another spinoff of the prolific post-apocalyptic series adapted by Frank Darabont from the comic series by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
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Not so fast, because in comical fashion, Derringer is stuck hanging from a tree, and Clarke has to climb it to help him out.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
27 June 2025
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When the show won its sixth award of the night, for Best Comedy Series, Matheson and costar Ebon Moss-Bachrach shared a comical kiss.—
Avalon Hester,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Sharina Martin is Renee, an editor at the print magazine version of HGTV who buys into the whole Diane experience, professionally and personally, and does it with a sharp amusing stylishness.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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In an amusing send-up of Hollywood's penchant for making reboot characters related to original franchise players, the trailers also introduce children of George Kennedy's Ed Hocken and Simpson's Nordberg, the former of which is played by Paul Water Hauser.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 June 2025
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“Comedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedic. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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