| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; |
| 2. | Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; | |
| 3. | Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow. | |
| n. | 1. | A writer of tragedy. |
| 2. | A tragedy; a tragic drama. |
| Adj. | 1. | tragic - very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction; "a tragic face"; "a tragic plight"; "a tragic accident" Synonyms: tragical |
| 2. | tragic - of or relating to or characteristic of tragedy; "tragic hero" |