TRAGIC

tragic, tragical

(adjective) very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction; “a tragic face”; “a tragic plight”; “a tragic accident”

tragic

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy; “tragic hero”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Adjective

tragic (comparative more tragic, superlative most tragic)

Causing great sadness or suffering.

Relating to tragedy in a literary work.

(in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.

Noun

tragic (plural tragics)

(Australia, colloquial) An obsessive fan, a superfan

(obsolete) A writer of tragedy.

(obsolete) A tragedy; a tragic drama.

Source: Wiktionary

---

Trag"ic, Trag"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. tragicus, Gr.tragique.]

1. Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation.

2. Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; as, the tragic scenes of the French revolution.

3. Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow. Why look you still so stern and tragical Shak.

– Trag"ic*al*ly, adv.

– Trag"ic*al*ness, n.

Trag"ic, n.

1. A writer of tragedy. [Obs.]

2. A tragedy; a tragic drama. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins