tragicomic

comparative more tragicomic · superlative most tragicomic · alternative tragicomedic · alternative comitragic

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy; having both tragic and comic aspects.

   The pirates threatened to kill Captain Phillips if attacked, and the result was tragicomic: the world’s most powerful navy vs. a lifeboat.

   2009 April 12, Robert D. McFadden, Scott Shane, “In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates”, in The New York Times, page A1

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   The Generalissimo’s Garden in Taoyuan’s Dasi District (大溪) is an absurd, tragicomic collection of about 200 retired statues of former president Chiang Kai-shek (蔣介石).

   2024 January 16, JC Shen, “A view of Taiwan from Singapore”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2024, Editorials, page 8

   Synonyms: comicotragic, comicotragical