(1) They were farcically satirical potted biographies in sets of two rhyming couplets.

(2) The recent boom was fuelled by years of farcically easy credit -- for everything from big-screen TVs to houses -- that it will eventually spawn untold books and academic careers.

(3) Our transport infrastructure in the UK is farcically inadequate for a developed nation.

(4) The recent boom was fueled by years of farcically easy credit -- for everything from big-screen TVs to houses -- that it will eventually spawn untold books and academic careers.

(5) The junta seems more firmly entrenched than ever, even after its attempt to don a civilian disguise with the farcically rigged elections.

(6) As the man beguiled by a boy who's a girl, he plays it straight (not farcically), exposing the entertainer's weakness for falling in love with love, no matter the gender.

(7) A form of ancient Greek and Roman theatrical entertainment in which familiar characters and situations were farcically portrayed on stage, often with coarse dialogue and ludicrous actions.