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melancholic

adjectiveliterário/mɨlɐ̃ˈkɔliku/medium

me·lan·có·li·co

Definition

Feeling or expressing melancholy; sad, pensive, gloomy, with a deep and lasting sadness.
The rainy weather made him feel melancholic.
She played a melancholic tune on the piano.
Common collocations
melancholic statemelancholic lookmelancholic songmelancholic tendency

Etymology

Do latim 'melancholicus', por sua vez do grego 'melagcholikós'.

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