tragicomic
English
Adjective
tragicomic (comparative more tragicomic, superlative most tragicomic)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy in having both tragic and comic aspects.
- 2009 April 12, Robert D. McFadden and 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.
- 2009 April 12, Robert D. McFadden and Scott Shane, “In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates”, in The New York Times, page A1:
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