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farcical
Farcical (adj) means Like a farce; ridiculous or absurd.
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Like a farce; ridiculous or absurd.
"In August the generals won approval for the document in a referendum made farcical by a law which forbade campaigners from criticising the text."
— , Thailand's new king rejects the army's proposed constitution (2017)
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Etymology
Formed from farce + -ical, on the model of comical and similar words.
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What is the meaning of farcical?
"farcical" (adj) means like a farce; ridiculous or absurd.
What is another word for farcical?
Other words for "farcical" include ridiculous, ludicrous.
What is the opposite of farcical?
Opposites of "farcical" include solemn, serious, grave.
