tragicomic, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy
<adj.pert> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
tragicomic
sample sentences
"a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama"
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having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics
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tragicomic tragicomical
sample sentences
"her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad
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derivationally related form
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similar to
manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
<adj.all>
tragicomic tragicomical
sample sentences
"the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
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