melancholic [mel-uh n-kol -ik]
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See more synonyms for melancholic on Thesaurus.com disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy. of, relating to, or affected with melancholia . Show More
Origin of melancholic 1350–1400; Middle English melancolik <
Latin melancholicus <
Greek melancholikós. See
melancholy ,
-ic Related forms mel·an·chol·i·cal·ly , adverb un·mel·an·chol·ic , adjective un·mel·an·chol·i·cal·ly , adverb Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for melancholic melancholy ,
lugubrious ,
gloomy ,
wistful ,
blue ,
downcast ,
down ,
bad ,
low ,
weeping ,
at ,
moody ,
hurting ,
low-down ,
bleeding ,
crestfallen ,
crummy ,
dejected ,
desolate ,
despondent Examples from the Web for melancholic Contemporary Examples of melancholic 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.
Historical Examples of melancholic The captain was a clever, melancholic man, who had no unusual grip on his crew.
This is the melancholic temperament, which does not shrink from the most profound inquiry.
My dear Madam, I am really getting too serious, philosophic, and melancholic .
She watched Paul growing irritable, priggish, and melancholic .
But he fretted so, got so furious suddenly, and again was melancholic .
British Dictionary definitions for melancholic relating to or suffering from melancholy or melancholia Show More
a person who suffers from melancholia Show More
Derived Forms melancholically , adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Word Origin and History for melancholic adj. late 14c., from melancholy + -ic , or else from Late Latin melancholicus , from Greek melankholikos "choleric," from melankholia "sadness" (see melancholy ). As a noun, from 1580s. Earlier adjective formation was melancholian (mid-14c.), and melancholiac (mid-19c.) also was tried.
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melancholic [mĕl′ən-kŏl′ ĭk]
Affected with or being subject to melancholy. Of or relating to melancholia. Show More
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