Tragicomic

Full definition of tragicomic

Adjective

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling tragicomedy in having both tragic and comic aspects.
• 2009 April 12, Robert D. McFadden and Scott Shane, “In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates”, in The New York Times, page A1:The pirates threatened to kill Captain Phillips if attacked, and the result was tragicomic: the world’s most powerful navy vs. a lifeboat.