Melancholious
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Melancholious is an adjective meaning (obsolete) melancholy.
Meaning
(obsolete) melancholy.
Example Sentences
however flat and melancholious it [marriage] be
O, a’ ye Bards on bonie Doon! / An’ vvha on Ayr your chanters tune! / Come, join the melancholious croon / O’ Robin’s reed! / His heart vvill never get aboon! / His Mailie’s dead!
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include melancholly, atrabiliar, sorrowy, dernful, bleaky, dolefull.
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