US /kəˈmidɪk/ UK /kəˈmiːdɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    relating to comedy or its techniques

    Her comedic timing brought the whole audience to tears of laughter.

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Synonyms
1 adj · relating to comedy or its... comiccomicalhumorousfunnyamusingwitty
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms comedically
Related forms comedycomediancomic

Etymology

From comedy + -ic, ultimately from Latin comoedia, from Ancient Greek kōmōidía ('comedy'), from kōmos ('revel') + aoidós ('singer'), from aeídein ('to sing').

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