blackly comic
Frequency: 4.50.8 per million words
describing humor that is grim, morbid, or cynical
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- The film was a blackly comic satire on modern politics.
- The novel is a blackly comic futuristic fantasy.
- The author is known for her blackly comic novels about dysfunctional families.
- The director is known for his blackly comic take on serious subjects.
- There was something blackly comic about the whole absurd situation.
- The play's ending was so absurd it became blackly comic.
- He found the irony of his predicament to be blackly comic.
- She has a blackly comic sense of humor that some people find shocking.
- The play's tone shifts from tragic to blackly comic with astonishing speed.
- There's a blackly comic scene in the movie where the characters argue during a funeral.
- It was a blackly comic moment when the funeral director tripped over the coffin.
- His speech, though somber, had a blackly comic undertone.
- Despite the grim subject matter, the dialogue is filled with blackly comic wit.
- Many critics found the series to be blackly comic and refreshingly original.
- She has a blackly comic view of the world, finding humor in the darkest of places.
- Despite the grim subject matter, the author manages to inject a blackly comic element into the narrative.
- The story unfolds in a blackly comic way, making the audience laugh at things they know they shouldn't.
- His final words were a blackly comic joke about his own demise.
- His next project will likely be another blackly comic masterpiece, given his track record.
- The story navigates a fine line between tragedy and blackly comic absurdity.