melancholic

[ mel-uhn-kol-ik ]

/ ˌmɛl ənˈkɒl ɪk /

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adjective

disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.

of, relating to, or affected with melancholia.

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Origin of melancholic

1350–1400; Middle English melancolik<Latin melancholicus<Greek melancholikós.See melancholy, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM melancholic

mel·an·chol·i·cal·ly, adverbun·mel·an·chol·ic, adjectiveun·mel·an·chol·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby melancholic

melammed, Melampus, melan-, melancholia, melancholiac, melancholic, melancholy, Melanchthon, Melanesia, Melanesian, Melanesian Pidgin English

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How to use melancholic in a sentence

This was profoundly touching and meaningful to me, obviously, but I’m mentioning it to clarify that what he’d praised was a portrait of himself as an intensely melancholic man with very deep, very old private regrets.
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Mortimer hits all the sweaty, swooning highs and melancholic lows of this roller-coaster plot, with a particular eye for comedy.
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I’d also be remiss not to mention Nicholas Britell’s gorgeous, strings-accompanied score, merged with sounds of wildlife and the whistle of a train, that smoothly oscillates between soothing, melancholic, and menacing.
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Surreal, eye-opening, melancholic, thought-provoking… 2020 has been like no other year in this century so far, as those wearing t-shirts with an “All I want for Christmas is 2021” logo will eagerly confirm.
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By 2018, DeepMind’s AI was already outperforming everyone at CASP, provoking some melancholic feelings among the human researchers.
AI has cracked a problem that stumped biologists for 50 years. It’s a huge deal.|Sigal Samuel|December 3, 2020|Vox
Taylor had recently broken off an engagement with the actress Neva Gerber, who complained of his melancholic moods.
How to Get Away With a Hollywood Murder|Tim Teeman|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For us, this is Louis C.K. and his crabby, melancholic, and profanely funny half-hour comedy.
Why Is Louis C.K. So Funny? He Uses Humor as a Moral Compass.|Andrew Romano|May 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This ungainly man soon percolated in my own melancholic imagination.
Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President|Tom LeClair|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maintaining tight eye contact, the butlers pluck out audience members for a gripping, melancholic dance.
A Mad Feast Is the Next 'Sleep No More'|Nina Strochlic|February 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At first blush, it brings to mind the sultry, melancholic croon of Lana Del Rey.
Meet Lorde, the 16-Year-Old Singer Poised to Take Over Pop Music|Marlow Stern|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The immediate cause of the development of such a melancholic state is always some unfortunate event in the course of life.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Melancholic conditions are frequently found in successive generations of the same family.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
In many cases the refusal of food is associated with the patient's melancholic delusions.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
His face, now almost serene with a melancholic good nature, contrasted with the somber severity of his companion.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
His keen, thoughtful dark eye marked the nervous and melancholic temperament.
The Minister's Wooing|Harriet Beecher Stowe

British Dictionary definitions for melancholic

melancholic

/ (ˌmɛlənˈkɒlɪk) /

adjective

relating to or suffering from melancholy or melancholia

noun

a person who suffers from melancholia

Derived forms of melancholic

melancholically, adverb

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