farcical
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farcical¹
- /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/
Where it comes from
From farce + -ical, after comical etc.
adjective more farcical · most farcical
- Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd. A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable.
farcical²
- /ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
English farcy
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
Middle English -ical
English -ical
English farcical
From farcy + -ical.
adjective
- Pertaining to farcy.
