tragicomic
adjective
tragi·com·ic
ˌtra-ji-ˈkä-mik 
variants
or less commonly tragicomical
1
: of, relating to, or resembling tragicomedy
2
: manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
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So don't expect premeditated murder, exactly – but there may well be some dialogue sharp enough to draw blood in this tragicomic debut novel.
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Colin Dwyer, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Cox then recounted the tragicomic story that's held her back all these years from finding freedom on the open road.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Strong’s interpretation of Roy Cohn in The Apprentice was tragicomic and frightening stuff.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Tanya’s accidental drowning after getting sweet murderous vengeance on her con-men was an ending fit for the tragicomic heroine of a kind of Italian opera.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
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Colin Dwyer, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Cox then recounted the tragicomic story that's held her back all these years from finding freedom on the open road.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Strong’s interpretation of Roy Cohn in The Apprentice was tragicomic and frightening stuff.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2025
Tanya’s accidental drowning after getting sweet murderous vengeance on her con-men was an ending fit for the tragicomic heroine of a kind of Italian opera.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tragicomic
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“Tragicomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragicomic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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