Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tragic, tragical(adj)

   very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction

   "a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident"

2. tragic(adj)

   of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy

   "tragic hero"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tragic(Adjective)

   Causing great sadness or suffering.

2. tragic(Adjective)

   Relating to tragedy in a literary work.

Origin: From τραγικός, from τράγος, a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Tragic(adj)

   alt. of Tragical

2. Tragic(noun)

   a writer of tragedy

3. Tragic(noun)

   a tragedy; a tragic drama

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tragic' in Adjectives Frequency: #890

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tragic in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tragic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tragic in a Sentence

1. John McCain:

   As tragic as this is.

2. Board Chairman Jonathan Welch:

   Tragic, horrific, none describe it.

3. Elizabeth Barney:

   It is a very horrific and tragic crash.

4. Sylvia Loehrmann:

   It's so tragic, so sad, so unfathomable.

5. Brooks Koepka:

   It's a tragic accident, I'm heartbroken.

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