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Comic : adj
1: arousing or provoking laughter; "an amusing film with a
steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing
fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise";
"funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very
funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it
hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience";
"risible courtroom antics" [syn: amusing, comical,
funny, laughable, mirthful, risible]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of comedy; "comic hero"
(noun)
1: a professional performer who tells jokes and performs
comical acts [syn: comedian]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Comic : \Com"ic\, a. [L. comicus pertaining to comedy, Gr. ?: cf.
F. comique. See Comedy.]
1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.
I can not for the stage a drama lay, Tragic or
comic, but thou writ'st the play. --B. Jonson.
2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. ``Comic shows.'' --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Comic : \Com"ic\, n.
A comedian. [Obs.] --Steele.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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