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tragicomic

/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmɪk/US/ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/

tragicomic adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.

Adjective

tragicomic (comparative more tragicomic, superlative most tragicomic)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.
    • The pirates threatened to kill Captain Phillips if attacked, and the result was tragicomic: the world’s most powerful navy vs. a lifeboat.2009 April 12, Robert D. McFadden, Scott Shane, “In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates”, in The New York Times, page A1

Synonyms of tragicomic

Forms of tragicomic

comparativemore tragicomic
superlativemost tragicomic
alternative formtragicomedic
alternative formcomitragic

Origin of tragicomic

Blend of tragic + comic.

Words formed from tragicomic

Words that rhyme with tragicomic

Questions about tragicomic

What does tragicomic mean?
Tragicomic means of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.
What part of speech is tragicomic?
Tragicomic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tragicomic?
Tragicomic is pronounced /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmɪk/ (UK).

Words near tragicomic in the dictionary

  1. tragicomedic
  2. tragicomedienne
  3. tragicomediennes
  4. tragicomedies
  5. tragicomedy
  6. tragicomic
  7. tragicomical
  8. tragicomicality
  9. tragicomically
  10. tragics
  11. tragicus

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