DEFINITIONS

melancholic

[ mel-uh n-kol-ik ]
/ ˌmɛl ənˈkɒl ɪk /

adjective

disposed to or affected with melancholy; gloomy.
of, relating to, or affected with melancholia.

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Words nearby melancholic

melampus, melan-, melancholia, melancholia attonita, melancholiac, melancholic, melancholy, melanchthon, melanedema, melanesia, melanesian

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
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British Dictionary definitions for melancholically

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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Medicine definitions for melancholically

melancholic
[ mĕl′ən-kŏl′ĭk ]

adj.

Affected with or being subject to melancholy.
Of or relating to melancholia.
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