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melancholic

[ mel-uhn-kol-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English melancolik, from Latin melancholicus, from Greek melancholikós; melancholy, -ic

Taylor had recently broken off an engagement with the actress Neva Gerber, who complained of his melancholic moods.

For us, this is Louis C.K. and his crabby, melancholic, and profanely funny half-hour comedy.

This ungainly man soon percolated in my own melancholic imagination.

Maintaining tight eye contact, the butlers pluck out audience members for a gripping, melancholic dance.

At first blush, it brings to mind the sultry, melancholic croon of Lana Del Rey.

The immediate cause of the development of such a melancholic state is always some unfortunate event in the course of life.

Melancholic conditions are frequently found in successive generations of the same family.

In many cases the refusal of food is associated with the patient's melancholic delusions.

His face, now almost serene with a melancholic good nature, contrasted with the somber severity of his companion.

His keen, thoughtful dark eye marked the nervous and melancholic temperament.

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