Pronunciation: hi- ˌ r ō -i- ' kä-mik
Variant: or he · roi · com · i · cal \ - ' kä-mi-k ə l \
Function: adjective
Etymology: French héroïcomique, from héroïque heroic + comique comic
Date: 1756
: comic by being ludicrously noble, bold, or elevated
Pronunciation: hi- ˌ r ō -i- ' kä-mik
Variant: or he · roi · com · i · cal \ - ' kä-mi-k ə l \
Function: adjective
Etymology: French héroïcomique, from héroïque heroic + comique comic
Date: 1756
: comic by being ludicrously noble, bold, or elevated
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012