- tragic trag·ic adj
- ['trædʒɪk]
tragico (-a)
tragic actor — attore m tragico
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
tragic trag·ic adj
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tragic — trag•ic [[t]ˈtrædʒ ɪk[/t]] also trag′i•cal adj. 1) dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event[/ex] 2) extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic 3) lit. pertaining to or characteristic of tragedy: a tragic actor; tragic… … From formal English to slang
tragic — tragically, adv. tragicalness, n. /traj ik/, adj. 1. characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity. 2. extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic: a tragic plight. 3. dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. 4. of … Universalium
tragicomedy — trag•i•com•e•dy [[t]ˌtrædʒ ɪˈkɒm ɪ di[/t]] n. pl. dies 1) lit. a dramatic or other literary composition combining elements of both tragedy and comedy 2) an incident, or series of incidents, of mixed tragic and comic character • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
tragical — trag·i·cal (trăjʹĭ kəl) adj. Tragic: “You take too tragical a view of matters” (John Fowles). “He assumes a sudden look of tragical sobriety” (Scott Turow). tragʹi·cal·ly adv. tragʹi·cal·ness n. * * * … Universalium
tragicomedy — [traj΄i käm′ə dē] n. pl. tragicomedies [Fr tragicomédie < LL tragicomedia, contr. of L tragicocomoedia: see TRAGIC & COMEDY] 1. a play or other literary work combining tragic and comic elements 2. a situation or incident in life like this… … English World dictionary
