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far⋅ci⋅cal

  [fahr-si-kuhl]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or of the nature of farce.
2. resembling farce; ludicrous; absurd.
Origin:
1710–20; farce + -ical

Related forms:
far⋅ci⋅cal⋅i⋅ty, far⋅ci⋅cal⋅ness, noun
far⋅ci⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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far·ci·cal   (fär'sĭ-kəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to farce.
    1. Resembling a farce; ludicrous.
    2. Ridiculously clumsy; absurd.
far'ci·cal'i·ty (-kāl'ĭ-tē), far'ci·cal·ness n., far'ci·cal·ly adv.
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Farcical

Far"ci*cal\, a. Pertaining to farce; appropriated to farce; ludicrous; unnatural; unreal.

They deny the characters to be farcical, because they are ??tually in in nature. --Gay. -- Far"ci*cal*ly, adv. -Far"ci*cal*ness, n.

Farcical

Far"ci*cal\, a. Of or pertaining to the disease called farcy. See Farcy, n.
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Language Translation for : farcical
Spanish: absurdo, ridículo,
German: possenhaft,
Japanese: ばかげた
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