seriocomic

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seriocomic

adjective more seriocomic · most seriocomic

  1. Having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead is a seriocomic romp through the summer of a group of teenagers.

    Similar: ludicroserious, seriocomedic

noun seriocomics

  1. historical A seriocomic performer; especially, a female variety performer working in seriocomic acting and singing. One day, when Philip had been at the shop for five months, Miss Alice Antonia, the well-known seriocomic, came in and asked to see Mr Sampson.

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adj having both serious and comedic qualities or tendencies

Españoljocoserio
Portuguêssério-cômico

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@misc{seriocomic_2026,
  title = {seriocomic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seriocomic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}