Definition of melancholic
1 : of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed
2 : of or relating to melancholia
3 : tending to depress the spirits : saddening
melancholic
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Examples of melancholic in a Sentence
she becomes quite melancholic when she reflects on all the lost opportunities of her life
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Given the introspective nature of the work, these lapses do not negatively affect the sublimely melancholic mood.
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The second film is overall a far slower, more melancholic affair.
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14th Century
First Known Use of melancholic
14th century
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Medical Definition of melancholic
1: of, relating to, or subject to melancholy : depressed
2: of or relating to melancholia
melancholic
Medical Definition of melancholic
1: a melancholy person
2: melancholiac
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