tragic
adjective
characteristic or suggestive of tragedy.
tragical
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a variation of
tragic.
Example Sentences
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Groff’s are the Muses in all their epic and tragical glory.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2015
Malibu Playhouse gets magical with the world premiere of "Flim-Flam: Houdini and the Hereafter," and Anteaus Company gets tragical with the "The Curse of Oedipus."
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2014
It is a tragical, comical, ironical Broadway-hit-show of a life.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 5, 2012
Their joint act swung endlessly between tragical melodrama and slapstick farce, was happiest and steadiest whenever they left Greenwich Village behind and settled in Provincetown or New Jersey.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I prefer the lovering part. Viola and Angelo are two of our favorite names, isn’t that queer?” said Meg, wiping her eyes, for the lovering part was tragical.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
