tragicomic
adjUK /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɒmɪk/ · US /ˌtɹædʒɪˈkɑmɪk/
Etymology Blend of tragic + comic.
1
Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.
- 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, Scott Shane, “In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates”, in The New York Times, page A1:
- Derived terms
- tragicomically