"comedic" meaning in English

See comedic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəˈmiː.dɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəˈmi.dɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-comedic.wav Forms: more comedic [comparative], most comedic [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːdɪk Etymology: From comedy + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|comedy|ic}} comedy + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} comedic (comparative more comedic, superlative most comedic)
  1. Relating to comedy. Categories (topical): Comedy Synonyms: comic, comical, comœdic [archaic] Derived forms: comedically, metacomedic, noncomedic, uncomedic

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