tragi-|trædʒɪ|combining form repr. tragic, in a few nonce-words on the model of tragi-comedy, as tragi-catastrophe, tragi-farce, tragi-farcicaladj. (See also under tragi-comedy.)1811Henry & Isabella I. 169 The love of tragi-catastrophe, common to vulgar minds.1893Sat.Rev. 1 Apr. 342/1 The pitiable tragi-farce of French politics.1896Daily News 17 Jan. 6/3 The fantastic tragi-farcical experiment.
tragi-/ˈtradʒi/combining form.
ORIGIN: from tragic after tragicomedy: see -i-. Cf. tragico-.
Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘tragic and’.