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Comic vs. Comical — What's the Difference?

Comic vs. Comical — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Comic and Comical

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Comic

Causing or meant to cause laughter
A comic monologue

Comical

Amusing, especially in a ludicrous or absurd way
A series of comical misunderstandings

Comic

A comedian
He is training as a stand-up comic

Comical

Provoking mirth or amusement; funny.

Comic

A periodical containing comic strips, intended chiefly for children
The shop sold newspapers and children's comics
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Comical

Of or relating to comedy.

Comic

Characteristic of or having to do with comedy.

Comical

(archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
It was a comical performance.

Comic

Of or relating to comic strips.

Comical

Funny, whimsically amusing.
The tutor excelled in comical scoldings.

Comic

Amusing; humorous
A comic situation involving the family's pets.

Comical

Laughable; ridiculous.
He's just put salt in his tea instead of sugar. What a comical error!

Comic

A comedian.

Comical

Relating to comedy.
They deny it to be tragical because its catastrophe is a wedding, which hath ever been accounted comical.

Comic

A person whose behavior elicits laughter.

Comical

Exciting mirth; droll; laughable; as, a comical story.

Comic

Comics Comic strips.

Comical

Arousing or provoking laughter;
An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
An amusing fellow
A comic hat
A comical look of surprise
Funny stories that made everybody laugh
A very funny writer
It would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
A mirthful experience
Risible courtroom antics

Comic

A comic book.

Comic

A source of humor in art or life.

Comic

Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
Comic genius
A comic stereotype

Comic

Using the techniques of comedy, as a composition, performer etc; amusing, entertaining.

Comic

Unintentionally humorous; amusing, ridiculous.

Comic

A comedian.
She started out as a joke-writer on the radio, and first performed as a comic at the ages of 30.

Comic

A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.

Comic

(British) A children's magazine.

Comic

Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.
I can not for the stage a drama lay,Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play.

Comic

Causing mirth; ludicrous.

Comic

A comedian.

Comic

A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

Comic

Arousing or provoking laughter;
An amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls
An amusing fellow
A comic hat
A comical look of surprise
Funny stories that made everybody laugh
A very funny writer
It would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much
A mirthful experience
Risible courtroom antics

Comic

Of or relating to or characteristic of comedy;
Comic hero

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