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depressive

Main Entry:: ¹de·pres·sive
Pronunciation:: \di-ˈpre-siv, dē-\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1620

1 : tending to depress 2 : of, relating to, marked by, or affected by psychological depression <depressive symptoms> <a depressive patient>

— de·pres·sive·ly adverb

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