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Adjective: melancholic  ,me-lun'kó-lik
  1. Characterized by, causing or expressing sadness
    "her melancholic smile";
    - melancholy
Noun: melancholic  ,me-lun'kó-lik
  1. Someone subject to melancholia
    - melancholiac

Derived forms: melancholics

See also: sad

Type of: depressive

Encyclopedia: Melancholic

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