adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
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Mrs Syms's astonishment at her appearance was almost comical .
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As the finish drew near, the impact of the Braves' thrashing became almost comical .
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The effect on both men was almost comical - they had both evidently forgotten her presence in the heat of their quarrel.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Carlo looked so comical , striding along in a coat which nearly touched the ground.
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Lizzie, bouncing along on the donkey, made a comical sight.
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Mrs. Hicks often wore large comical hats.
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The puffin is an unusual sea bird, and there is something almost comical about the way it moves and looks.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A faintly comical figure, he fears ridicule above all else.
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Dwindled by distance, comical in its wrath since it came from good-humored Ken, the deep voice would rise higher.
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No one runs; they walk tilting into the wind at comical angles, like a bunch of Charlie Chaplins.
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Of course those students were comical , too.
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Rather the most telling achievements that turned this match were human, flawed, comical , and earthy.
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That would have been comical if it hadn't been so downright offensive.
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Without really meaning to, Chuck proves her right in seven comical episodes.