tragico-comicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌtradʒɪkəʊˈkɒmᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌtrædʒɪˌkoʊˈkɑməkl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tragico- comb. form, comical adj.

Etymology: < tragico- comb. form + comical adj. Compare earlier tragicomical adj.

Now rare.

= tragicomical adj. Cf. tragico-comedy n.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] > tragedy > and comedy

tragicomical1567

comico-tragical1577

tragicomic1637

tragi-farcical1789

comico-tragic1827

tragico-comical1828

tragico-farcical1828

tragico-comic1832

1828 R. Montgomery City Looking Glass v. iv. 137 This is all very strange; very strange adventures; and when I am a man, I will make 'em into a tragico-comical play.

1847 W. E. Shuckard tr. C. von Tischendorf Trav. in East 225 Our breaking up was accompanied with a tragico-comical incident.

1906 W. M. Lind Punch & Judy (subtitle) A tragico-comical drama.

1993 Amer. Hist. Rev. 98 1557/2 The tragico-comical opening scene from Fitzgerald's Great Depression era-set novel.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tragico-comical
释义	tragico-comicaladj. Brit. /ˌtradʒɪkəʊˈkɒmᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌtrædʒɪˌkoʊˈkɑməkl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: tragico- comb. form, comical adj. Etymology: < tragico- comb. form + comical adj. Compare earlier tragicomical adj. Now rare. = tragicomical adj. Cf. tragico-comedy n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [adjective] > tragedy > and comedy tragicomical1567 comico-tragical1577 tragicomic1637 tragi-farcical1789 comico-tragic1827 tragico-comical1828 tragico-farcical1828 tragico-comic1832 1828 R. Montgomery City Looking Glass v. iv. 137 This is all very strange; very strange adventures; and when I am a man, I will make 'em into a tragico-comical play. 1847 W. E. Shuckard tr. C. von Tischendorf Trav. in East 225 Our breaking up was accompanied with a tragico-comical incident. 1906 W. M. Lind Punch & Judy (subtitle) A tragico-comical drama. 1993 Amer. Hist. Rev. 98 1557/2 The tragico-comical opening scene from Fitzgerald's Great Depression era-set novel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1828
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