comical

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The 98th Academy Awards featured emotional speeches, comical relief and a bevy of backstage fun.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

It’s becoming comical: chief heart, well-being and happiness officers, even chief vibes and inspiration officers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

How comical is that response when someone is literally telling you that those are the two areas they struggle with?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

If the stakes weren’t so high, it would have been almost comical to see an adult behave so childishly in such a formal setting.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

He certainly did add ‘spirit’ to the meetings, and ‘a tone’ to the paper, for his orations convulsed his hearers and his contributions were excellent, being patriotic, classical, comical, or dramatic, but never sentimental.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott