comic.
Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
Meaning & usage
Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
comic genius
a comic stereotype
Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.
Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous.
Of or relating to comics or sequential art.
Where this word comes from
From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).
A comedian.
She started out as a joke-writer on the radio, and first performed as a comic at the ages of 30.
A story composed of drawn images arranged in a sequence, usually with textual captions; a comic book.
A children's magazine.
Where this word comes from
From Latin comicus, from Ancient Greek κωμικός (kōmikós, “relating to comedy”), from κῶμος (kômos, “carousal”).
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