"tragicomic" in the adjective sense
1. tragicomic
of or relating to or characteristic of tragicomedy
"a playwright specializing in tragicomic drama"
2. tragicomic, tragicomical
manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
"the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman
3. tragicomic, tragicomical
having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics
"her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"
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