Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Tragic; relating to tragedy in a literary or theatrical work.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Μελπομένη (Melpomene), the Greek Muse of Tragedy.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word melpomenish.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

  • Tragic. (See Melpomene, Greek muse of tragedy.)

    July 11, 2008