melancholic

Words with a similar base: melancholic

'melancholic'

[melancholic.n.01] as in: someone subject to melancholia

'melancholic'

[melancholy.s.01] as in: characterized by or causing or expressing sadness

Examples:
growing more melancholy every hour
her melancholic smile
we acquainted him with the melancholy truth

Origins

					melancholic (English)
└── μελαγχολικός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── μελαγχολία (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── μέλας (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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