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Tragedy vs Tragical - What's the difference?

tragedy | tragical |

As a noun tragedy

is a drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.

As an adjective tragical is

(archaic) tragic.

tragedy

English

(wikipedia tragedy)

Alternative forms

* (archaic) * (l) (archaic) * (archaic) * (l) (archaic) * (l) (archaic)

Noun

(tragedies)
  • A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.
  • The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.
  • A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached ; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas. […]”}}

    Antonyms

    * comedy

    Derived terms

    * tragedian * tragedy of the commons * tragic * tragic irony * tragicomedy

    Anagrams

    *

    tragical

    English

    Adjective

  • (archaic) tragic
  • * 1918 , , Address to the Joint Session of Congress on the Fourteen Points
    • No statesman who has the least conception of responsibility ought for a moment to permit himself to continue this tragical and appalling outpouring of blood and treasure...