melancholic has definitions from the fields of medicine,psychology
1
[ adjective ] characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

Synonyms

melancholy

Examples

"growing more melancholy every hour" "her melancholic smile" "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"

Related terms

sad

2
[ noun ] (medicine,psychology) someone subject to melancholia

Synonyms

melancholiac

Related terms

depressive

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