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
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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Nonetheless, Punk had two very unsuccessful, farcical moments in the Octagon, so there could be some credence to Paul’s thought that White wanted nothing else to do with a crossover fight from a WWE Superstar.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
When Foreman fought a farcical exhibition against five boxers in one day, Hickey was critical of it in a column, prompting a phone call from Foreman.
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It’s routinely called a satire, but the play’s brilliant ending wants to make clear that the story’s seemingly farcical levels of corruption and power abuse aren’t really fiction and just need someone to report on it and stand up against it.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
When Foreman fought a farcical exhibition against five boxers in one day, Hickey was critical of it in a column, prompting a phone call from Foreman.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
For the uninitiated, Operation Mincemeat is a farcical retelling of a covert World War II plot of the same name: In 1943, the British used a deception play to convince the Germans to move their forces out of Sicily, just in time for the Allies to invade.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
It’s routinely called a satire, but the play’s brilliant ending wants to make clear that the story’s seemingly farcical levels of corruption and power abuse aren’t really fiction and just need someone to report on it and stand up against it.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for farcical
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“Farcical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farcical. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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