01 a. Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation.
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Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation.
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2.
Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; as, the tragic scenes of the French revolution.
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Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow.“Why look you still so stern and tragical ?” — Shak.