Melancholly

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of melancholy. alt-of, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "He was very thoughtful and his Melancholly was ſo great, that at laſt it craz’d him: […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of melancholy. alt-of, obsolete

Synonyms

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melancholicpensivenesssadnesssomberabsorptionabstraction

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"He was very thoughtful and his Melancholly was ſo great, that at laſt it craz’d him: […]"

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