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Hilarious vs Comical - What's the difference?

hilarious | comical |

As adjectives the difference between hilarious and comical

is that hilarious is very funny; causing great merriment and laughter while comical is (archaic) originally, relating to comedy.

hilarious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * hilarity * hilariously * hilariousness

    Related terms

    * exhilarate * exhilaration * Hilary

    comical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Originally, relating to comedy.
    • It was a comical performance
  • Being funny, whimsically amusing.
    • The tutor cruelly excelled in comical scoldings
  • Being laughable, ridiculous.
    • What a comical error!

    Synonyms

    * See also * (comedy) comic, comedic

    Derived terms

    * comicality * comically

    See also

    * comic