farcical

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce

Word Origin

farcical (adj.)
1716, from farce + -ical, perhaps on the model of comical. Related: Farcically.

Example

1. And third , he should annul last year 's farcical parliamentary elections .
2. It was preoccupied with the myanmar junta 's farcical plans for an election this year .
3. This has led to sometimes farcical rivalry .
4. China 's foreign ministry has denounced the espionage allegations as fictitious and farcical .
5. Despite a farcical election last year , myanmar remains subject to western economic sanctions and its leaders are still largely shunned by their american and european counterparts .

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