farcical
adjective/ˈfɑrsɪkəl/
Frequency rank: #17,869 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
resembling a farce; absurdly ridiculous or laughable.
Example sentence
The courtroom scene became completely farcical when the judge's wig fell onto the defendant's head.
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