Tragical
[trædʒikәl]
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation.
(a.) Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; as, the tragic scenes of the French revolution.
(a.) Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Of tragedy, of the nature of tragedy, after the manner of tragedy.[2]. Shocking, dreadful, calamitous, mournful, sorrowful.
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Examples
- That the tragical fate of Tom, also, has too many times had its parallel, there are living witnesses, all over our land, to testify. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It's very funny when well done, and makes a perfect jumble of tragical comical stuff to laugh over. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- It had a lonely face, suggesting tragical possibilities. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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