1
: of, relating to, or marked by comedy
a comic actor
2
: causing laughter or amusement : funny
a comic monologue
3
: of or relating to comic strips
the newspaper's comic section
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Examples of comic in a Sentence
Adjective
The drama has some comic moments.
His comic timing is impeccable.
The scene was included for comic effect.
Noun
posted an especially funny comic by the watercooler
a celebrated humorist who, without fail, could find the comic in even the most mundane of situations
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
Is that going to be a straight adaptation or a comic version?
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
The comic was also a change from your usual writing style.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
To name just one example: After an opening act filled with lurid cartel violence, Emilia Pérez gives us a comic number about gender-reassignment surgery.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
Is that going to be a straight adaptation or a comic version?
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
In that comic, the bad guy is Krem of the Yellow Hill, who kills a young alien girl’s father.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
The comic was also a change from your usual writing style.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Comic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comic. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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: the part of a newspaper devoted to comic strips
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