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tragic
English
Alternative forms
- tragick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ???????? (tragikós, “of or relating to tragedy”), from ?????? (trágos, “male goat”), a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?æd??k/
- Rhymes: -æd??k
Adjective
tragic (comparative more tragic, superlative most tragic)
- Causing great sadness or suffering.
- Relating to tragedy in a literary work.
- (in tabloid newspapers) Having been the victim of a tragedy.
- 2008, Search for tragic Madeleine McCann over (in The Daily Telegraph of Australia, 14 February 2008) [2]
- 2012, Gary Meneely, Keano’s tribute to tragic James (in The Irish Sun, 25 June 2012) [3]
Derived terms
- tragic flaw
Related terms
- tragicomic
- tragical
- tragically
Translations
Noun
tragic (plural tragics)
- (Australia, colloquial) An obsessive fan, a superfan
- 2011 March 31. James Macsmith "General Russell Crowe and his Rabbitoh minions" CNN Travel:
- Within the club itself, Crowe is regarded not only as a benefactor but as a fanatic -- a Rabbitohs tragic.
- 2013 March 13. Ricky Stuart, quoted in "Doping scandal is overwhelming league: Stuart":
- I'm a fan of rugby league. I'm a tragic of rugby league.
- 2013 August 28. Kent Steedman, The Guardian "The Knowledge: Rifled In"
- Damian was/is a football tragic, the rest of us just like it to varying degrees.
- 2015 March 29. Jermaine, Wharf Hotel website WE DON'T LIKE FOOTBALL - WE LOVE IT!
- Footy's back and as I'm a footy tragic it means I'm one very happy man.
- 2011 March 31. James Macsmith "General Russell Crowe and his Rabbitoh minions" CNN Travel:
- (obsolete) A writer of tragedy.
- (obsolete) A tragedy; a tragic drama.
Romanian
Etymology
From French tragique, from Latin tragicus.
Adjective
tragic m or n (feminine singular tragic?, masculine plural tragici, feminine and neuter plural tragice)
- tragical
Declension
tragic From the web:
- what tragic event happened in 1944
- what tragic event caused maggie's injuries
- what tragic event was caused by the bombing of cambodia
- what tragic event happened today
- what tragic scene ended bewitched
- what tragic event happened yesterday
- what tragic events happened in 2020
- what tragic event happened on the pharaoh
grievous
English
Alternative forms
- greuous (obsolete)
- grievious, grevious (less common / nonstandard outside dialects)
Etymology
From grieve, from Middle English greven, from Old French grever, from Latin grav? (“I burden”). Developed in the 13th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??i?.v?s/
- Rhymes: -i?v?s
- (nonstandard outside dialects) IPA(key): /??i?.vi?.?s/ (often used in conjunction with the spelling grievious)
Adjective
grievous (comparative more grievous, superlative most grievous)
- Causing grief, pain or sorrow.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- As for the captain, his wounds were grievous indeed but not dangerous.
- 1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
- Serious, grave, dire or dangerous.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:lamentable
Translations
Anagrams
- grevious
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- what's grievous body harm
- grievous meaning
- what's grievous injury
- what grievous bodily harm means
- what grievous sin
- what generous mean in the bible
- what's grievously wounded mean
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