faintly comical

Frequency: 4.03.1 per million words

To a very small, subtle degree.

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Examples (20)

  • The expression on his face was faintly comical as he tried to hide his surprise.
  • The situation was faintly comical, like a scene from a sitcom.
  • There's something faintly comical about a very serious man slipping on a banana peel.
  • His attempts at cooking were faintly comical to watch.
  • I found his overly elaborate excuse faintly comical.
  • There was something faintly comical about his serious expression while wearing that ridiculous hat.
  • With his mismatched suit and nervous smile, he cut a faintly comical figure on stage.
  • The misunderstanding was faintly comical, though nobody wanted to laugh.
  • The seriousness with which the cats watched the documentary seemed faintly comical.
  • Her reaction to the surprise was faintly comical in its exaggerated shock.
  • Her attempt to sound stern came across as faintly comical due to her high-pitched voice.
  • The whole scenario struck me as faintly comical despite the circumstances.
  • The tiny, ornate crown on the large dog's head looked faintly comical.
  • His formal speech about pizza toppings was faintly comical.
  • Despite the gravity of the situation, the squeaky door added a faintly comical note to the proceedings.
  • The contrast between her tiny frame and enormous backpack was faintly comical.
  • His pompous speech became faintly comical when his toupee started to slip.
  • I found his earnest explanation of the obvious faintly comical.
  • The official portrait was meant to be dignified, but the subject's awkward pose made it faintly comical.
  • The professor's obsession with punctuality was faintly comical to his students.