tragical

tragical
trag·i·cal (trăjʹĭ-kəl) adj.
Tragic: “You take too tragical a view of matters” (John Fowles). “He assumes a sudden look of tragical sobriety” (Scott Turow).
  tragʹi·cal·ly adv. tragʹi·cal·ness n.

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