Adjective

(en adjective)

resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd

The actions of politicians in office are a farcical joke to most of their constituents.

*{{quote-news, year=2013, date=April 9, author=Andrei Lankov, title=Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff., work=New York Times citation

, passage=A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable. }}

Adjective

(en adjective)

Obnoxiously stupid, vacantly silly, content in one's foolishness.

To compare the intelligence levels of men and women is itself fatuous .