Farcical

He also faces a travel ban pending investigations on what he called "farcical accusations" of inciting violent protests in December. ❋ Unknown (2012)

I don't know if I should use the word farcical, but I think most of the teams you could pick without running through the thing about licensing. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Pets and dolls have taken the place of children in farcical-but-sad rituals previously reserved for children. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Indeed, for visitors, part of the entertainment onboard the junk ultimately came from watching Chinese crew members participate in farcical tableaux vivantes that presented a grotesque versions of Chinese customs. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The word farcical would bestow a generous description on "Scopes II". ❋ Unknown (2005)

'geographical Carnival,' as we called the farcical Congress of last ❋ Richard Francis Burton (1855)

Playing devil’s advocate for a second, I have to conduct sickness reviews on staff and I refuse to get involved in farcical ‘Action Plans’ like the examples above. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

DP NCOP member James Selfe said it was "very unfortunate" that the first formal NCOP meeting of this nature "ended in a situation which can only be described as farcical". ❋ Unknown (1997)

Public hearings on controversial draft legislation likely to have a substantial impact on the pharmaceutical industry were described as farcical by opposition political parties after amendments to the legislation were submitted as soon as the hearing began on Monday morning. ❋ Unknown (1997)

In 2006, he was sentenced to four-and-a-half years during a trial that his legal defenders described as farcical. ❋ By ANDREW JACOBS (2011)

When one looks at how the disaster victims are being penned in so to speak and all but starved into submission we can see how much the Japanese government and the nuclear industry bosses value human life. the emergency plans and actions are at the best described as farcical Victims surviving on meagre rations, this is but the first step the next step will no doubt be radiation sicknesses and ailments. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Labor's climate change policy has been described as a farcical stunt straight from the script of television's political satire The Hollowmen. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Campbell described as farcical the selection of inexperienced Warriors who have not been prolific performers at WACA club level. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yemen's terrorist circus could be described as farcical if the consequences weren't so tragic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Scalia said it would be "farcical" to believe that "a right deeply rooted in our history and tradition bars the government from ensuring that the Hubble telescope is not used by recovering drug addicts." ❋ Robert Barnes (2011)

Besides, who wants a candidate controlled by that kind of farcical group of fascists. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Scott Horton said his colleagues in the legal profession considered Fuller's opinion "farcical" and the work of a "third-rate legal mind." ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Well, what adult bikes do I have [for sale]? Just the one - this [farcical], perfect for [charity] fun runs!" ❋ JaaagMan (2012)