TRAGIC(AL)
\tɹˈad͡ʒɪk ˈal], \tɹˈadʒɪk ˈal], \t_ɹ_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_k__ ˈa_l]\
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aa. of, in the style of, tragedy, as t. drama, the t. stage, in a t. voice, t. actor, t. irony, use in Greek tragedy of words having an inner esp. prophetic meaning for audience unsuspected by speaker; sad, calamitous, distressing, as a t. tale, event, scene. Hence tragically adv., tragicalness n. [Latin]
By Sir Augustus Henry
