semitragic

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

semi- +‎ tragic

Adjective[edit]

semitragic (not comparable)

  1. Having certain elements of tragedy.
    • 2007 May 17, Penelope Green, “The Dream of Absolute Quiet”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      JONATHAN PRAGER is a 40-something Manhattan comedian and singer whose life experience and worldview, like those of many other comedians, are semitragic.
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