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tragicomical

a. Having the characteristics of a tragicomedy

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tragicomical
  1. adj. manifesting both tragic and comic aspects; "the tragicomic disparity...between's man's aspirations and his accomplishments"- B.R.Redman [syn: tragicomic]

  2. having pathetic as well as ludicrous characteristics; "her life...presented itself to me as a tragicomical adventure"--Joseph Conrad [syn: tragicomic]

Usage examples of "tragicomical".

We soon gave up trying to frighten them off, it was a hopeless and tragicomical undertaking.