non-comical

com·i·cal

[kom-i-kuhl]
adjective
1.
producing laughter; amusing; funny: a comical fellow.
2.
Obsolete. pertaining to or of the nature of comedy.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; see comic, -al1

com·i·cal·i·ty, com·i·cal·ness, noun
com·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·com·i·cal, adjective
non·com·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·com·i·cal·ness, noun
non·com·i·cal·i·ty, noun
qua·si-com·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-com·i·cal·ly, adverb
sem·i·com·i·cal, adjective
sem·i·com·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·com·i·cal, adjective
un·com·i·cal·ly, adverb

comedic, comic, comical.


1. See amusing.
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comical (ˈkɒmɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  causing laughter
2.  ludicrous; laughable
 
'comically
 
adv
 
'comicalness
 
n

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comical
mid-15c., "comic," from comic + -al (1). Meaning "funny" is from 1680s.
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