seriocomic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌsɪərɪəʊˈkɒmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sēr′ē ō kom′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
se•ri•o•com•ic  (sēr′ē ō kom′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. partly serious and partly comic:a seriocomic play.
Also, se′ri•o•com′i•cal. 
  • seri(ous) + -o- + comic 1775–85
se′ri•o•com′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
seriocomic / ˌsɪərɪəʊˈkɒmɪk/, (less commonly)seriocomical
  1. mixing serious and comic elements
ˌserioˈcomically
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