FARCICAL in a Sentence

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He had risen and, despite the farcicality of Dr. Will Kennicott's bulgy trousers draped over his arm, he had the grace of a cat.

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 Meanings and Examples of FARCICAL
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farcical
 a.  broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
Classic Sentence:
1  This is a farcical waste of time, but still, if nothing else will satisfy you, it shall be done.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
2  He shook his head with farcical gravity.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In GRACE
3  The ultimate and farcical upshot was that report came crowding upon report, and that such alleged doings were brought to light as the sun had never before beheld.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER IV
4  It is not that he is prosaic; far from that; but he replaces the solemn vision by the farcical phantasmagoria.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER III—HE IS AGREEABLE
5  He had risen and, despite the farcicality of Dr. Will Kennicott's bulgy trousers draped over his arm, he had the grace of a cat.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
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