Thesaurus: comic
Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.
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Definitions
- a. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.
- a. Causing mirth; ludicrous.
- n. A comedian.
- adj. arousing or provoking laughter
- adj. of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
- n. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
- 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. A comedian. [Obs.] Steele.
- A comedian. [Obs.] Steele.
- j:61/n:39 a. of or relating to or characteristic of comedy