tragical C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtrædʒɪkəl/ UK /ˈtrædʒɪkəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj archaic or literary form of tragic; deeply sorrowful The play ended in a tragical scene that left the audience in tears. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · archaic or literary form of... tragicmournfulsorrowfulcalamitousdisastrouslamentablewoeful ↔ Opposites comicaljoyfulhappyfortunate Word family Forms tragically Derived forms tragicallytragicalness Related forms tragictragedytragedian Etymology AI details From tragic + -al; tragic is from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek tragikos ('of tragedy, of a goat'), from tragos ('goat'). tragicus Latin τραγικός Ancient Greek τράγος Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tragical **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtrædʒɪkəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtrædʒɪkəl/ ## Meanings 1. archaic or literary form of tragic; deeply sorrowful ## Examples - The play ended in a tragical scene that left the audience in tears. ## Synonyms - tragic - mournful - sorrowful - calamitous - disastrous - lamentable - woeful ## Antonyms - comical - joyful - happy - fortunate ## Derived Forms - tragically - tragicalness ## Related Forms - tragic - tragedy - tragedian ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tragicus - Root: τραγικός - Root: τράγος ## Etymology From tragic + -al; tragic is from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek tragikos ('of tragedy, of a goat'), from tragos ('goat'). ## AI Etymology Tragical is from tragic + -al; tragic is from Latin tragicus, from Ancient Greek tragikos ('of tragedy, of a goat'), from tragos ('goat'). Important recorded forms include tragicus (Latin), τραγικός (Ancient Greek), and τράγος (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers archaic or literary form of tragic; deeply sorrowful. The wider family includes derived forms such as tragically and tragicalness and related words such as tragic, tragedy, and tragedian. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown