It's difficult to perform comically. From LearnThat.org.
The tone was comically desperate. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a comical fellow. From Dictionary.com.
The man looked down at her, his expression comically compounded of sympathy and humour. From Wordnik.com. [The Independence of Claire] Reference
These are also produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and also feature the amazing Boman Irani (ViruS) in comically villainous roles. From Wordnik.com. [3 Idiots: Bollywood blockbuster is equal parts cautionary tale, maker manifesto, portrait of India Boing Boing] Reference
Yet, while recalling the comically extended title of Robert Altman's great 1976. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily] Reference
Seriously, what else can you call a comically evil bunch of thugs who siphon off 1/6 of our GDP?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Companies infused eight lobbyists for every federal lawmaker into the health care debate.] Reference
The South has changed a lot, but this is the kind of comically outdated rhetoric that gives the place a bad name. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Congressman: ‘I Fear…We Will Have Many More Muslims In The United States’] Reference
Premise: People at an old folks' home "comically" mis-hear the message about Chevy's new compact car. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com - News] Reference
My wife stumbled into the room, almost comically. From Wordnik.com. [Cookie Monster's Harem in the Sky] Reference
Hirsute and surly, the cavemen are also comically refined. From Wordnik.com. [Caveman Chic] Reference
(The plural form of which is, as the film comically points out, chad.). From Wordnik.com. [Bush vs. Gore, Take 2] Reference
She was comically overdressed for the Waffle House and she was enjoying it. From Wordnik.com. [Go] Reference
The latest trade embargo on Haiti proved to be almost comically ineffective. From Wordnik.com. [How About Another Bay Of Pigs?] Reference
The bear moved comically, shuffling and casting itself down in comic pratfalls. From Wordnik.com. [Animal Shadows] Reference
This year, two new English translations stay true to Andersen's comically morbid prose. From Wordnik.com. [LIVING A FAIRY TALE] Reference
But a special scorn, shrill and almost comically over the top, was reserved for Hillary. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons Learned From Last Time] Reference
The aim was a little freelance spindoctoring; the results were comically counterproductive. From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore’S Best Hope] Reference
Coal operators built lavish-though comically tall and narrow-mansions in the hollers near towns. From Wordnik.com. [The Blessing And Burden Of Coal] Reference
He rubbed his nose with the rim of his eyeglass, looking the most comically disconsolate figure. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
"They're not for little girls," Hal said, waving his hand comically, like a duke in a comic opera. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore] Reference
The process of changing Japan's military stance to face such threats can seem almost comically painstaking. From Wordnik.com. [FUEL TO THE FIRE] Reference
It's mawkish — and comically trite — to point out that an incident like this underscores life's fragility. From Wordnik.com. [Loathe Him or Not, Brady Has NY Ties] Reference
It caught sight of the tank when tramping over a hill, and, stopping somewhat comically, dropped to its haunches. From Wordnik.com. [The Plunderer] Reference
Instead of moving on when his turn came again, he tried to finish his earlier answer, and fell almost comically behind. From Wordnik.com. [HUNTING AN 'UN-DEAN': THE GENERAL'S NEW STRIPES] Reference
The phrase "good deed for the day" is invariably said with snark and seconded with scorn by comically out-of-touch nerds. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Weber: Truth (or Conscience Quenches)] Reference
The parallels are comically human: the small but pugilistic cactus, the cheerfully plump one, the tall but diffident wraith. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Creed: Down Over Up; Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project; Joan Mitchell] Reference
Instead of commenting on their greed, "12 Miles" comically skewers the Shakespeares 'immersion in haughty, high-society Dallas. From Wordnik.com. [The Rich Get Richer] Reference
When not singing, OutKast's Antwan Big Boi Patton is mostly required to strut and posture comically, which works nicely for him. From Wordnik.com. [OutKast Goes Old School in 'Idlewild'] Reference
Back then the dorms were cold, the plumbing erratic and the dining-hall food comically bad, either gray or beige and fat or starch. From Wordnik.com. [The Finer Things] Reference
M scene with comically oversize chains and assorted devices that owes as much to Busby Berkeley as it does to choreographer Wendy Seyb. From Wordnik.com. [It Must Be an Opening] Reference
Alison Stewart was on, an almost comically serious African American newscaster who'd come over after tours of duty with MTV News and CBS. From Wordnik.com. [Starfight (working title)] Reference
Her only curiosity quite obviously for the White Rabbit who has passed by earlier, comically dressed like a nineteenth century Oxford don. From Wordnik.com. [Ecce viator : Behold the Traveler] Reference
He put his nose up very close to the lens, almost comically, I thought, and I was about to warn him when Jacob, the younger De Gheyn, said. From Wordnik.com. [The Stream and The Torrent] Reference
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