Foolish vs Comical - What's the difference?
foolish | comical | Related terms |
Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish , but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
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*(Aeschylus)
*:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .
(archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
Being funny, whimsically amusing.
Being laughable, ridiculous.
Foolish is a related term of comical.
As adjectives the difference between foolish and comical
is that foolish is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise while comical is (archaic) originally, relating to comedy.foolish
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Adjective
(en-adj)Synonyms
* absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwiseAntonyms
* wiseDerived terms
* foolishnesscomical
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Adjective
(en adjective)- It was a comical performance
- The tutor cruelly excelled in comical scoldings
- What a comical error!