melancholic
Americanadjective
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disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
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of, relating to, or affected with melancholia.
Other Word Forms
- melancholically adverb
- unmelancholic adjective
- unmelancholically adverb
Etymology
Origin of melancholic
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English melancolik, from Latin melancholicus, from Greek melancholikós; melancholy, -ic
Example Sentences
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The pair previously gave the melancholic ballad its live debut, performing it together during Fender's gig at the London Stadium - home of Dean's team West Ham United.
From BBC
And hitting all his elements perfectly to Chopin's haunting, melancholic "Nocturne No. 20" earned the young skater his season's best score of 85.65 points and a place in Friday's free skating final.
From Barron's
It's a folk-pop song telling a melancholic story of lost love.
From BBC
In “The Rest of Our Lives,” Tom is a modern melancholic, and some of the stops on his journey are to see people he wistfully associates with his youth.
Zardoya’s yearning for a love lost crescendoes, and is most devastating, in the piano ballad “Back to You”; but it seems as though even her darkest, most melancholic moments are touched by the fae.
From Los Angeles Times
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