tragical

trag·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [traj-ik]
- /ˈtrædʒ ɪk/
- /ˈtræ.dʒɪkəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [traj-ik]
- /ˈtrædʒ ɪk/

Definitions of tragical word

adjective tragical characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity. 1
adjective tragical extremely mournful, melancholy, or pathetic: a tragic plight. 1
adjective tragical dreadful, calamitous, disastrous, or fatal: a tragic event. 1
adjective tragical of, pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of tragedy: the tragic drama. 1
adjective tragical acting in or writing tragedy: a tragic actor; a tragic poet. 1
noun tragical the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.: lives that had never known anything but the tragic. 1

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Origin of tragical

First appearance:

before 1535

One of the 29% oldest English words

1535-45; < Latin tragicus < Greek tragikós of tragedy, equivalent to trág(os) goat + -ikos -ic

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Parts of speech for Tragical

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Tragical

tragical popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tragical usage trend in Literature

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