comical

«comical» in Mova's school dictionary: funny, especially in a silly or odd way that makes people… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (comical, more comical, most comical)

meaning for a pupil

1) Comical means funny, especially in a silly or odd way that makes people laugh, often without meaning to. tree →

2) Comical can also mean so silly or badly done that it is almost a joke. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories it tells the reader that a sight or situation is funny: a comical hat, a comical fall, a comical face. It often describes something that is not trying to be funny but is. Phrases: comical sight, look comical, a comical mistake, almost comical.

examples

• The puppy looked comical in its tiny raincoat. tree →
• Grandad pulled a comical face and the baby giggled. tree →
• It was a comical sight: the clown slipping on a banana skin. tree →
• The penguins waddled along in a comical line. tree →
• His excuse was so bad it was almost comical. tree →
• The cat's comical leap into the box made us all laugh. tree →
• A very comical sight was Moti when he rode out to the war. tree →

note

Adjective; adverb: comically (comically large shoes). «Comical» and «comic» are close: a comic is also a noun (a comic book, a comedian), but «comical» is only an adjective. Comical often means funny without meaning to be, while «a comedy» is meant to be funny.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «comical» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.