Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or quality of being farcical; absurdity; something farcical or ridiculous.
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- noun The property of being
farcical .
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Examples
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Power engendered in 10,000 instances of random error expands in electronic measures of statistical farcicality –
Archive 2008-06-01 Ivan Donn Carswell 2008
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Swiftly after that episode the dream ticket farcicality escalated to the dowry negotiations and that is where it hit a brick wall.
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He had risen and, despite the farcicality of Dr. Will
Main Street 2004
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Thus, when you saw the slave struggle, obedient to my signal, I thought the farcicality of his activity would be evident.
Fighting Slave Of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1980
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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.
Main Street 1920
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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.
Main Street Sinclair Lewis 1918
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The best example of such farcicality occurs in the eighth circle, fifth bolgia, where officials, traffickers in public offices, or unjust stewards are immersed in boiling pitch.
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They appeared to put the farcicality altogether aside, and to have been much impressed by the character of the music.
Prince Fortunatus William Black 1869
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This hideous farcicality seemed more vulgar than ever? what would Honnor Cunyngham think of his associates?
Prince Fortunatus William Black 1869
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It's now 50 years since the publication of his debut novel, Catch 22, that modern classic about the farcicality of war.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Michael Deacon 2011
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