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semitragic

semitragic adjective: having certain elements of tragedy.

Adjective

semitragic (not comparable)

  1. Having certain elements of tragedy.
    • JONATHAN PRAGER is a 40-something Manhattan comedian and singer whose life experience and worldview, like those of many other comedians, are semitragic.2007 May 17, Penelope Green, “The Dream of Absolute Quiet”, in New York Times

Origin of semitragic

From semi- + tragic.

Questions about semitragic

What does semitragic mean?
Semitragic means having certain elements of tragedy.
What part of speech is semitragic?
Semitragic is an adjective.

Words near semitragic in the dictionary

  1. semitough
  2. semitoxic
  3. semitractor
  4. semitractors
  5. semitraditional
  6. semitragic
  7. semitrailer
  8. semitrailers
  9. semitrained
  10. semitrance
  11. semitrances

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