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melancholic

me·lanc·ho·lic

US/ˌmɛlʌˈnkɑlɪk/ uncommon dated
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

adjective

1.

characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

  • “growing more melancholy every hour”
  • “her melancholic smile”
  • “we acquainted him with the melancholy truth”
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Origin

From Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós, “atrabilious, impulsive, of atrabilious or melancholic temperament”), from μελαγχολία (melankholía, “melancholy”). By surface analysis, melancholy + -ic.

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