Melancholious

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    melancholy obsolete

    "however flat and melancholious it [marriage] be"

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melancholicpensivenesssadnesssomberabsorptionabstraction

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"however flat and melancholious it [marriage] be"

Etymology

From Middle English malencolious, from Middle French melancolieus.

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