Dictionary entry

Heroicomic

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ He′ro‐i‐com″ic (?), He′ro‐i‐com″ic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. héroïcomigue. See Heroic, and Comic.] Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.