tragical
tragical adjective: tragic.
Adjective
tragical (comparative more tragical, superlative most tragical)
- Tragic
- We shall not describe this tragical scene too fully; but we thought ourselves obliged, by that historic integrity which we profess, shortly to hint a matter which we would otherwise have been glad to have spared.1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
- Fortunately the illness passed away without serious consequences; yet it seemed the first break in our festivities, and was followed by an event of a most tragical nature.1898, Liliʻuokalani, “Kamehameha IV”, in Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Lee and Shephard Publishers, page 18
Forms of tragical
| comparative | more tragical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most tragical |
Origin of tragical
Ultimately from Ancient Greek τραγικός (tragikós) + Latin -ālis. By surface analysis, tragic + -al.
Words formed from tragical
Questions about tragical
- What does tragical mean?
- Tragical means tragic.
- What part of speech is tragical?
- Tragical is an adjective.
Words near tragical in the dictionary
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