tragic

Causing great sadness or suffering.

Her father's early death was tragic.

Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?

Relating to tragedy in a literary work.

Having been the victim of a tragedy.

Cringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.

That dress is tragic.

He's pretty tragic these days, hanging out with people half his age.

An obsessive fan, a superfan

Within the club itself, Crowe is regarded not only as a benefactor but as a fanatic -- a Rabbitohs tragic.

I'm a fan of rugby league. I'm a tragic of rugby league.

A writer of tragedy.

A tragedy; a tragic drama.