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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