The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
tragicomic, tragicomical
(adjective) having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; “her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure”--Joseph Conrad
tragicomic, tragicomical
(adjective) manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; “the tragicomic disparity...between’s man’s aspirations and his accomplishments”- B.R.Redman
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tragicomical (comparative more tragicomical, superlative most tragicomical)
Having the characteristics of a tragicomedy
• agroclimatic
Source: Wiktionary
Trag`i-com"ic, Trag`i-com"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tragi-comique.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and comic scenes.
– Trag`-com"ic*al*ly, adv. Julian felt toward him that tragi-comic sensation which makes us pity the object which excites it not the less that we are somewhat inclined to laugh amid our sympathy. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 December 2024
(noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.