tragical
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9.9
- adjective
- /ˈtrædʒɪkəl/
- Archaic
:
trágico
- The play ended with a tragical twist, leaving the audience in tears.
- tragical and comical
- tragical historical
- pastoral and tragical
Examples
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But the tragical-heroic course of World Communism is simply not the central theme.
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The tragical story of the lost ship haunted the sailors for years.
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We definitely follow her on this kind of tragic journey.
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Elfie's little Elfie's life used to be so terribly tragic, but now it was full of pure Christmas magic.
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La Akawan's tragic tale inspired countless retellings across the ancient world.
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He is writing for readers who take the central theme of twentieth-century history to be the tragical-heroic course of World Communism.
Blog text (22) -
"Even his unfailing booster Howells cited "the profoundly serious, the almost tragical strain" that was the fundamental tone of the Southwestern culture from which Twain sprang.
Fiction book (2001) -
Her tragical fate was sealed when she lost her only child in an accident.
Synonyms
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1.0
Bad or unfortunate and likely to make people feel unhappy
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3.4
Extremely sad, often because of death or a disaster
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4.5
Making you feel sad and hopeless
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3.9
Feeling deep sadness because of a loss
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3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
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6.1
Making people feel sorry for someone or something
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8.1
Having a sad, serious mood like a ceremony for someone who has died
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9.9
Feeling or showing deep sadness because of a loss
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Tragical is an old form of tragic and comes from the ancient Greek word tragos meaning 'goat', because early serious plays were called 'goat-songs'. So tragical came to mean very sad or causing great sorrow.