tragicomic
adjective
tragi·com·ic
ˌtra-ji-ˈkä-mik 
variants
or less commonly tragicomical
1
: of, relating to, or resembling tragicomedy
2
: manifesting both tragic and comic aspects
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Fargo brought Macy bigger roles, including tragicomic turns in Paul Thomas Anderson’s ensemble epics Boogie Nights (1997) and Magnolia (1999), as well as Air Force One (1997), Pleasantville (1998), Mystery Men (1999), Jurassic Park III (2001).
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
More than 50 years since its publication, the story of the Buendía family and the tragicomic events that ravage their small town of Macondo remains one of the most beloved novels of the 20th century.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The most rewarding and chuckle-worthy part of The Franchise continues to be the slow, tragicomic unravelling of Eric, who in the first five episodes has been squashed from visionary auteur into just another cog in the Maximum Studios machine.
—Jack King, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2014) Blanchett delivers an enjoyably tragicomic turn in Woody Allen's dramedy as a booze-swilling, Xanax-popping hot mess.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
More than 50 years since its publication, the story of the Buendía family and the tragicomic events that ravage their small town of Macondo remains one of the most beloved novels of the 20th century.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The most rewarding and chuckle-worthy part of The Franchise continues to be the slow, tragicomic unravelling of Eric, who in the first five episodes has been squashed from visionary auteur into just another cog in the Maximum Studios machine.
—Jack King, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2014) Blanchett delivers an enjoyably tragicomic turn in Woody Allen's dramedy as a booze-swilling, Xanax-popping hot mess.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Tragicomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tragicomic. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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