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farcical.

Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/
  1. Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.

Where this word comes from

From farce + -ical, after comical etc.

adj/ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/
  1. Pertaining to farcy.

    not-comparable · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English farcy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English farcical From farcy + -ical.

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