farcical

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"It needed only this to prove how farcical is the whole scheme.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to farce.
  2. adjective Resembling a farce; ludicrous.
  3. adjective Ridiculously clumsy; absurd.

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  • Then Act 2 inexplicably becomes an often-farcical sequence of improbable events. —  Centredaily.com: Local
  • The move comes as Graeme Pearson, former head of Scotland's leading crime fighting agency, described the establishment of SPSA as "farcical" and blamed the civil servants for a series of "fudges" and chief constables for their quiet "acquiescence". advertisement
  • In this case it is even more than farcical, since the soldiers must testify under the eyes of their commanders, while their comrades are listening. —  CounterPunch
  • These acts and edicts sound farcical, yes, but no more so than the actual events in Washington, circa 2008. —  Save the GOP
  • This claim is kind of farcical in the face of your "provocative" questioning. —  Think Progress
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burlesque ·  satirical ·  ludicrous ·  laughable ·  melodramatic ·  tragical ·  comical ·  comic ·  ironic ·  waggish ·  one-act ·  whimsical
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. from farce + -ic-al, after comical, etc.
  2. from farcy + -ic-al, after farcical.
 

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/ˈfɑrsɪkəl/
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