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  • adjective Not comedic.

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non- +‎ comedic

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Examples

  • Tilda thought this in itself was pretty funny, and she was lionized in all the international circles where the noncomedic comedy was truly appreciated.

    Babylon Nights Daniel Depp 2010

  • As a form of noncomedic relief, I felt it instructive to get comment from those who had a Major Role in bringing it all about on the Greed Side, as well as links to those who saw it coming and shed light on the Fear Side.

    The reasons for the Global Financial PANIC 2007 2007

  • Coming to the discussion late, but with the discussion of thin noncomedic actresses, may I just inject a note of praise for zaftig Camryn Manheim.

    Fat Men and Their Thin Wives in Cartoons 2005

  • I think doing comedy is more difficult than doing noncomedic or tragic or whatever you want to call it, because it's difficult to make all kinds of different audiences understand what you're doing and find -- moving you to laughter.

    CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Walter Matthau Dead at 79 - July 1, 2000 2000

  • Citizens for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow may be a running gag on "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, but it is spending money as it sees fit, with little in the way of disclosure, just like its noncomedic brethren.

    NYT > Home Page By DAVID CARR 2011

  • Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow may be a running gag on "The Colbert Report" on Comedy Central, but it is spending money as it sees fit, with little in the way of disclosure, just like its noncomedic brethren.

    NYT > Home Page By DAVID CARR 2011

  • You might well enjoy a funny scene featuring Agent Black and Agent Orange even if you haven’t been introduced to either character, but it’d be much harder for you to enjoy the noncomedic elements (like the case they’re trying to solve).

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Ideas for future articles… 2009

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