farcical

adj

1. Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.

   “A closer look at North Korean history reveals what Pyongyang’s leaders really want their near-farcical belligerence to achieve — a reminder to the world that North Korea exists, and an impression abroad that its leaders are irrational and unpredictable.”

   “In August the generals won approval for the document in a referendum made farcical by a law which forbade campaigners from criticising the text.”

   “An inquiry into lockdown parties in Downing Street, which could determine the fate of Boris Johnson, is expected to lay bare a “farcical” culture of drinking and impromptu socialising, with little oversight from senior officials, the Guardian understands.”

2. (not-comparable, obsolete, rare)Pertaining to farcy.