tragicomic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Blend of tragic +‎ comic

Pronunciation

Adjective

tragicomic (comparative more tragicomic, superlative most tragicomic)

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

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tragi-comique.

Adjective

tragicomic m or n (feminine singular tragicomică, masculine plural tragicomici, feminine and neuter plural tragicomice)

  1. tragicomic

Declension

Declension of tragicomic
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative 		indefinite tragicomic tragicomică tragicomici tragicomice
definite tragicomicul tragicomica tragicomicii tragicomicele
genitive-
dative 		indefinite tragicomic tragicomice tragicomici tragicomice
definite tragicomicului tragicomicei tragicomicilor tragicomicelor
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