farcical
adjective
far·ci·cal
ˈfär-si-kəl 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling farce (see farce entry 1 sense 1a) : ludicrous
the farcical parts of comedies
2
: laughably inept : absurd
farcical high jinks
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Examples of farcical in a Sentence
the farcical behavior of the troupe of circus clowns
the farcical routine that a person has to go through to get a refund from that company
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The doors that slam, as farcical doors are built to do, open to work spaces, where a good deal of time is spent scheming and counter-scheming.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The prices are almost farcical by modern standards.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The rest of the crowd, seen through the roving, irony-hungry cable-news cameras, was all farcical adjacency: Jared Kushner sat not far from Zuckerberg, both shaking hands robotically and otherwise playacting at human social skills.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In each episode, Shaun tries to liven up mundane farm life with low-stakes schemes that eventually spiral into farcical, slapstick situations.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The prices are almost farcical by modern standards.
—Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
The rest of the crowd, seen through the roving, irony-hungry cable-news cameras, was all farcical adjacency: Jared Kushner sat not far from Zuckerberg, both shaking hands robotically and otherwise playacting at human social skills.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
In each episode, Shaun tries to liven up mundane farm life with low-stakes schemes that eventually spiral into farcical, slapstick situations.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farcical. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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