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
While Jane expertly performs Drag Race humor, Myki manages to feel like a comedic brain applying her ideas to Drag Race.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
But there's also a lot of comedic moments.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
In a way, this could also serve as a mission statement for Fleming’s own comedic philosophy.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
The co-screenwriter mines comedic gold out of this material.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
But there's also a lot of comedic moments.
—Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
In a way, this could also serve as a mission statement for Fleming’s own comedic philosophy.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2026
The co-screenwriter mines comedic gold out of this material.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for comedic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comedic
Adjective
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That’s what happens with Netflix’s saucy eight-part adaptation of Julia May Jonas’ spicy novel, a sly one that’s intent on elbowing academia in a humorous way.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Its décor reflects the restaurant’s personality — casual, humorous and rooted in local culture.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For most of the evening, the mood is darkly funny and a little ominous, as the siblings take undermining jabs and the in-laws roll their eyes.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Would that kind of thing have seemed funny at the time, or maybe a clever way to avoid a topic either too personal or too fraught for out-group consumption?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Conrad is full of wordy comic dialogue that often sings in its idiosyncrasy but also elicits little more than a chuckle.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2026
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There’s also some slapstick comic bits that add little to the story.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Attaway manages to make the part his own, nicely mixing the kingly with the comical in ways that delight scene after scene.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Fans have made posts using the game’s font to write comical phrases.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The singer co-directed the amusing and saucy video with Hannah Lux Davis; watch it below.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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But the snakes also cause amusing distractions, as when python Fizzy periscopes up to get a better view of the class, and the class stops to observe him.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Comedic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comedic. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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