/ ˈkɒmɪkl; NAmE ˈkɑːm-/ adjective
( old-fashioned ) funny or amusing because of being strange or unusual
► com·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense relating to or in the style of comedy ): from Latin comicus from Greek kōmikos , from kōmos revel + -al .