Comic or Comical

Comic and comical look like synonyms. However, they are not quite synonyms.

Comic is an adjective. It means something that makes you laugh or is intended to make you laugh.

The film is comic and tragic.
Our journey by bus had many comic moments.
Kapil is a good comic actor.

Comical is an adjective. It means funny or amusing because of being strange or unusual.

It is comical to see a cat fighting with a dog.

Comically is its adverb.

What is the difference between comic and comical ?

First of all, comical is not adverb of comic.

Comic means to create laughter on purpose. An intended action that make you laugh, like, a joker makes different types of facial expression to make public laugh.

Comical means having the effect of causing laughter. It is not intended.

Two kids fighting on the street is unintentionally comical. The kids are not fighting to make public laugh, people are laughing because of kid's actions that seems funny.

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