Comical

Examples

• The Unquenchables had done their best to be worthy of the name, for like elves they had worked by night and conjured up a comical surprise. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• I was lodging with a comical old widow, who had formerly been my sister Fanny's nurse when she was quite a child. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But in spite of the comical red imps, sparkling elves, and the gorgeous princes and princesses, Jo's pleasure had a drop of bitterness in it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Mr. Weller paused when he arrived at this point, and cast a comical look at his master out of the corners of his eyes. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• They fetch a good sum; and this little devil is such a comical, musical concern, he's just the article! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• It was a grotesque little diagram of a grotesque little animal, so wicked and so comical, a slow smile came over Gudrun's face, unconsciously. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• She had a decided mouth, a comical nose, and sharp, gray eyes, which appeared to see everything, and were by turns fierce, funny, or thoughtful. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• You cannot imagine how comical he was, and I laughed until I was quite weary. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• I took my leave of this comical old man, and, on the very same evening, addressed the following note to the gay Mr. Fisher of Lyme Regis. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Laurie bent, and whispered three words in Jo's ear, which produced a comical change. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• It did not seem at all comical to Meg, who kissed and caressed the afflicted heroine in the tenderest manner. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The comical side of the affair suddenly struck her, and she laughed till the tears ran down her cheeks. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The idea struck me as so perfectly absurd and comical! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Good morning, to you, my sweet, comical lady, said Bankhead, and left the house. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Come, come, my comical fellow, said Hodson, don't be so hot. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• He looked rather comical, blinking and trying to be in the scene, when emotionally he was violated by his exposure to a crowd. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The train jumped the track on a short curve, throwing Kruesi, who was driving the engine, with his face down in the dirt, and another man in a comical somersault through some underbrush. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• When the sun peeped into the girls' room early next morning to promise them a fine day, he saw a comical sight. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Tell me where to come to; and in two hours I'll produce myself in any state you please, sentimental or comical. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• His round, ruddy face was naturally full of cheeriness, but the corners of his mouth seemed to me to be pulled down in a half-comical distress. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• My dear Fanny, said Luttrell, in his comical, earnest, methodistical manner, my dear Fanny, this will never do! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• You are very comical. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• Take her ladyship altogether, this comical woman must be excellent company. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• It's very funny when well done, and makes a perfect jumble of tragical comical stuff to laugh over. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Napier showed his teeth, merely observing, You have such a comical way of talking to one. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• But it was impossible to resist the comical distress of so very large a man at the loss of so very small a mouse. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Just as you please, Mr. Mr., and then the comical general read the card aloud, Mr. Samuel Michael--just exactly as you please. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Mr Boffin, after eyeing him with a comical look of discomfited curiosity, was fain to begin afresh. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• He was the most comical-looking creature that can be imagined. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• With a comical pomposity of manner he bowed solemnly to both of us and strode off upon his way. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Edited by Johanna