Còm'ic, a.

adjective

[Lat. comicus, Gr. κωμικός. See COM-EDY.]

Sense 1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy. I can not for the stage a drama lay, Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play. B. Jonson.

Sense 2. Raising mirth; fitted to excite merriment. “Mirthful comic shows.” Shak.