comical
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Sometimes the failure is so obvious it’s comical.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
He uses this comical, criminal-esque language, calling shield laws a “scheme” and an “operation.”
From Slate • May 15, 2026
All the films are affectionate, most are light-hearted and often comical.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The 98th Academy Awards featured emotional speeches, comical relief and a bevy of backstage fun.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
One of Sally’s cousins was a good-looking, slender, dark-haired boy named Appy, who later turned out to look like a movie idol and aroused more admiration than the short, comical, chubby Sally.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -al, -ial
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