Farcical
adjective
Comic, ridiculous, and unrealistic.
The whole situation turned out to be a farcical mistake.
Often appears as...
- farcical situation
- farcical comedy
adjective
Wrongly funny and slightly humiliating.
The way they handled the situation was farcical, making us all laugh.
Often appears as...
- farcical handling
- farcical behavior
adjective
Comic, ridiculous, and unrealistic.
The whole situation turned out to be a farcical mistake.
Often appears as...
- farcical situation
- farcical comedy
adjective
Wrongly funny and slightly humiliating.
The way they handled the situation was farcical, making us all laugh.
Often appears as...
- farcical handling
- farcical behavior
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Entertainment Context
Often used to describe amusing events in plays, movies, or TV that are exaggerated and not meant to be taken seriously.
The play was so farcical, audience members were in tears of laughter.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration Emphasis
Highlights the extreme silliness or absurdity of a situation, more than just being funny.
His attempts at fixing the plumbing were farcical, with water spraying everywhere.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Realistic
Implies a situation is so ridiculous, it's hard to believe it's real or serious.
Their farcical plan to sneak inside was doomed to fail.
Pro Tip 1/3Entertainment Context
Often used to describe amusing events in plays, movies, or TV that are exaggerated and not meant to be taken seriously.
The play was so farcical, audience members were in tears of laughter.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration Emphasis
Highlights the extreme silliness or absurdity of a situation, more than just being funny.
His attempts at fixing the plumbing were farcical, with water spraying everywhere.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Realistic
Implies a situation is so ridiculous, it's hard to believe it's real or serious.
Their farcical plan to sneak inside was doomed to fail.
Pro Tip 1/3Entertainment Context
Often used to describe amusing events in plays, movies, or TV that are exaggerated and not meant to be taken seriously.
The play was so farcical, audience members were in tears of laughter.
Pro Tip 2/3Exaggeration Emphasis
Highlights the extreme silliness or absurdity of a situation, more than just being funny.
His attempts at fixing the plumbing were farcical, with water spraying everywhere.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Realistic
Implies a situation is so ridiculous, it's hard to believe it's real or serious.
Their farcical plan to sneak inside was doomed to fail.
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Video examples
Trevor Aaronson: How...
Behind closed doors, FBI agents admitted that what they were doing was farcical. A federal judge doesn't want you to hear about these conversations. He sealed the transcripts and placed them under a protective order in an attempt to prevent someone like me from doing something like this. Behind closed doors, the lead agent,
Video examples
Trevor Aaronson: How...
Behind closed doors, FBI agents admitted that what they were doing was farcical. A federal judge doesn't want you to hear about these conversations. He sealed the transcripts and placed them under a protective order in an attempt to prevent someone like me from doing something like this. Behind closed doors, the lead agent,
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Quote examples
Kathryn Hahn
American Actress
There is a lot of kissing in 'Boeing-Boeing.' A lot! And not pecks on the cheek or lips - although there's some of that, too - but full-on, farcical lip locks. My poor husband. He definitely wasn't prepared for as much smooching as there is.
Quote examples
Joshua Henry
American Actor
I would love, love, love to do a comedy like 'Gentleman's Guide,' something farcical and fast-paced, but I also want to do something that hasn't been written yet: the story of Sidney Poitier. A lot of people tell me that I look like him.
Quote examples
Layla Moran
British Politician
For all the farcical invoking of Blitz spirit, Brexit isn't merely an absurdist experiment in English nationalist nostalgia - it is the most audacious example yet of a futuristic Russian nationalism that seeks to divide and rule Europe.
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Rick Perlstein
American Historian
The argument that John F. Kennedy was a closet peacenik, ready to give up on what the Vietnamese call the 'American War' upon re-election, received its most farcical treatment in Oliver Stone's 'JFK.
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Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
50/50' is a comedy. I shouldn't say it's a buddy comedy because it's not farcical, and it's based on a true story, but it's viewing that experience through a very truthful lens of humour.
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Francisco Goldman
American Novelist
I had one of those farcical bar mitzvahs where they spell out the words phonetically on index cards, and you don't even know what you're saying.
Quote examples
Kevin Kline
American Actor
Most of the comedies I've done have been rather farcical and extravagant.
Quote examples
Kathryn Hahn
American Actress
There is a lot of kissing in 'Boeing-Boeing.' A lot! And not pecks on the cheek or lips - although there's some of that, too - but full-on, farcical lip locks. My poor husband. He definitely wasn't prepared for as much smooching as there is.
Quote examples
Joshua Henry
American Actor
I would love, love, love to do a comedy like 'Gentleman's Guide,' something farcical and fast-paced, but I also want to do something that hasn't been written yet: the story of Sidney Poitier. A lot of people tell me that I look like him.
Quote examples
Layla Moran
British Politician
For all the farcical invoking of Blitz spirit, Brexit isn't merely an absurdist experiment in English nationalist nostalgia - it is the most audacious example yet of a futuristic Russian nationalism that seeks to divide and rule Europe.
Quote examples
Rick Perlstein
American Historian
The argument that John F. Kennedy was a closet peacenik, ready to give up on what the Vietnamese call the 'American War' upon re-election, received its most farcical treatment in Oliver Stone's 'JFK.
Quote examples
Bryce Dallas Howard
American Actress
50/50' is a comedy. I shouldn't say it's a buddy comedy because it's not farcical, and it's based on a true story, but it's viewing that experience through a very truthful lens of humour.
Quote examples
Francisco Goldman
American Novelist
I had one of those farcical bar mitzvahs where they spell out the words phonetically on index cards, and you don't even know what you're saying.
Quote examples
Kevin Kline
American Actor
Most of the comedies I've done have been rather farcical and extravagant.
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