ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Elegious

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Elegious is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Melancholy, miserable, plaintive.

Meaning

(obsolete) Melancholy, miserable, plaintive.

Example Sentences

If your elegious breath should hap to rouze / A happy tear, close harb'ring in his eye.

Synonyms for elegious

Depending on context, synonyms include elegiac, forlorn, lamentful, sad.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include elegiac, plaintive, melancholy, melancholick, sombre, wailful.

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