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tragedious

tragedious adjective: being or causing a tragedy; tragic.

Adjective

tragedious (comparative more tragedious, superlative most tragedious)

  1. (obsolete) Being or causing a tragedy; tragic.

Forms of tragedious

comparativemore tragedious
superlativemost tragedious

Origin of tragedious

From tragedy + -ous.

Questions about tragedious

What does tragedious mean?
Tragedious means being or causing a tragedy; tragic.
What part of speech is tragedious?
Tragedious is an adjective.

Words near tragedious in the dictionary

  1. tragediennes
  2. tragedies
  3. tragedies of the commons
  4. tragedietta
  5. tragediettas
  6. tragedious
  7. tragedist
  8. tragedists
  9. tragedization
  10. tragedize
  11. tragedized

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