combining form repr. TRAGIC, in a few nonce-words on the model of TRAGI-COMEDY, as tragi-catastrophe, -farce, -farcical adj. (See also under TRAGI-COMEDY.)
1811. Henry & Isabella, I. 169. The love of tragi-catastrophe, common to vulgar minds.
1814. Spooner’s Vermont Jrnl. 29 Aug., 1/3. The condition sine qua non, is truly tragi-farcical.
1893. Sat. Rev., 1 April, 342/1. The pitiable tragi-farce of French politics.
1896. Daily News, 17 Jan., 6/3. The fantastic tragi-farcical experiment.
