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Definition of Tragical
1. Adjective. Very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction. "A tragic accident"
Definition of Tragical
1. Adjective. (archaic) tragic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tragical
1. of the nature of a tragedy [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tragical
Literary usage of Tragical
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Early Western Travels, 1748-1846: A Series of Annotated Reprints of Some of by Reuben Gold Thwaites (1905)
"Massacre of Americans in Retaliation — A tragical Episode — Proyecto de Guerra
and a ' gallant' Display — The ..."
2. The Library of American Biography by Jared Sparks (1856)
"The tragical Death of Jane M'Crea near Fort Edward. — Ar-~ nold commands an
Expedition to Fort Schuy- ler. — Rejoins the main Army on the Hudson. ..."
3. The Harleian Miscellany: Or, A Collection of Scarce, Curious, and by William Oldys, John Malham (1810)
"... into the particulars of that so tragical a relation therein mentioned, the
which, without any prologue, I shall lay down in its naked truth, ..."
4. Richard the Third Up to Shakespeare by George Bosworth Churchill (1900)
"V. The "tragical Report of King Richard the Third". August 15, 1586 was entered
in the Stationer's Register "A tragical Report of King Richard the Third, ..."
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