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Adjective: comic  kó-mik
  1. Arousing or provoking laughter
    "a comic hat";
    - amusing, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible, rib-tickling [informal]
     
  2. (drama) of or relating to or characteristic of comedy
    "comic hero"
Noun: comic  kó-mik
  1. A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts
    - comedian, funnyman

Derived forms: comics

See also: humorous, humourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard]

Type of: performer, performing artist

Encyclopedia: Comic