[trag.ic] also trag.i.cal adj [ME, fr. L tragicus, fr. Gk tragikos, irreg. fr. tragoidia tragedy] (15c) 1: of, marked by, or expressive of tragedy "the ~ significance of the atomic bomb --H. S. Truman"
2. a: dealing with or treated in tragedy "the ~ hero" b: appropriate to or typical of tragedy 3 a: regrettably serious or unpleasant: deplorable, lamentable "a ~ mistake" b: marked by a sense of tragedy -- trag.i.cal.ly adv