Comical
Comical adjective - Causing or intended to cause laughter.
Usage example: the comical antics of the circus clowns
Severe
Severe adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Usage example: the judge maintained a severe expression throughout the trial
Both words in one sentence
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Barret goes from a huge, comical and intimidating Scary Black Man to a softer, hunkier look with a handsome face and a less severe haircut.
Source: Adaptational Attractiveness -
In The Sponge Bob Square Pants Movie, this is used for comical effect as a background character's reaction to King Neptune's baldness (which is apparently so severe that his scalp's as bright as a spotlight).
Source: Blinded by the Light -
Near the end of his life, he suffered from what is believed to be severe schizophrenia, so his comical drawings of cats◊ in human situations transformed into increasingly abstract pictures that hardly resembled cats at all◊.
Source: Surreal Horror
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