Farcical

Origin

farce + -ical, after comical etc.

Full definition of farcical

Adjective

1. resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurdThe actions of politicians in office are a farcical joke to most of their constituents.
• 2013, April 9, Andrei Lankov, Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff., A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable.

Related terms

• farce