semifarcical en · ADJ
Etymology
From semi- + farcical.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Partly farcical.
Two plays he produced — “The Killing of Sister George,” a semifarcical drama by Frank Marcus about an outrageously self-centered and wrathful radio star, which moved from London to Broadway in 1966, and “Lovers,” a two-part 1969 comedy by Mr. Friel that starred Art Carney — were nominated for best-play Tonys.
2009 June 27, Bruce Weber, “Morton Gottlieb, a Broadway Producer, Dies at 88”, in New York Times: