adj. 25B6; adjective
a tragic accident : DISASTROUS, calamitous, catastrophic, cataclysmic, devastating, terrible, dreadful, awful, appalling, horrendous; fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal.
a tragic tale : SAD, unhappy, pathetic, moving, distressing, painful, harrowing, heart-rending, piteous, wretched, sorry; melancholy, doleful, mournful.
a tragic waste of talent : DREADFUL, terrible, awful, deplorable, lamentable, regrettable; formal grievous.
fortunate, happy.