trag·ic 
/ˈtræʤɪk/ adjective
/ˈtræʤɪk/ adjective [more tragic; most tragic] 1 : causing strong feelings of sadness usually because someone has died in a way that seems very shocking, unfair, etc.
▪ Their deaths were tragic and untimely. ▪ They both died in a tragic car accident. ▪ Romeo and Juliet's tragic love affair ▪ Pride was his tragic flaw. [=a bad quality that causes someone to fail, die, etc.] — sometimes used in an exaggerated way to describe something that is very bad, unfortunate, etc. ▪ She has a tragic lack of imagination. 2 : involving very sad or serious topics
▪ We saw a tragic play about a man with AIDS. : of or relating to tragedy ▪ the tragic characters of her novel
▪ Their deaths were tragic and untimely. ▪ They both died in a tragic car accident. ▪ Romeo and Juliet's tragic love affair ▪ Pride was his tragic flaw. [=a bad quality that causes someone to fail, die, etc.] — sometimes used in an exaggerated way to describe something that is very bad, unfortunate, etc. ▪ She has a tragic lack of imagination.
▪ We saw a tragic play about a man with AIDS. : of or relating to tragedy ▪ the tragic characters of her novel
— trag·i·cal·ly /ˈtræʤɪkli/ adverb
▪ He died tragically. ▪ Tragically, she could not afford treatment for her cancer.
/ˈtræʤɪkli/ adverb ▪ He died tragically. ▪ Tragically, she could not afford treatment for her cancer.
