{ } a. [ L. tragicus, Gr.&unr_;: cf. F. tragique. ] 1. Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or representation. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; as, the tragic scenes of the French revolution. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of sorrow. [ 1913 Webster ] Why look you still so stern and tragical ? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] -- Trag"ic*al*ly, adv. -- Trag"ic*al*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Tragic |