melancholically
- adverb
- /ˌmɛlənˈkɒlɪkli/
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melancólicamente
- Here he is, Agua Fria thought melancholically.
Examples
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The song played melancholically, capturing the deep sorrow felt after losing a loved one.
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"Hey," he laughed melancholically, "I've gotten used to it."
Blog text (31) -
He, like so many others researching Arab Americans, linked the telling of their story to political developments in "the old country." Considering the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to be the end of an era, he wrote somewhat melancholically as he saw Beirut bracketed in flames.
Academic text (1993) -
One doesn't think about furusato when one has furusato, but rather furusato is something one ponders and laments when at a distance; then it is something one melancholically writes nostalgic songs about.
Academic text (1997) -
She looked out the window melancholically, remembering the happy times she had spent in that house.
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He reminisced melancholically about his childhood, wishing he could return to those carefree days.
Synonyms
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1.0
In an unhappy way because you feel upset
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5.8
In a sad, quiet way that shows someone is unhappy
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4.7
In a sad way that shows grief
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6.7
In a sad, soft way that sounds like crying
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5.5
In a serious and sad way
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6.5
In a sad, disappointed way
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4.6
In a sad way that shows a person is sorry
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7.2
In a sad way that shows you are unhappy
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7.1
In a deep, sad way while thinking
In a very sad way
In a sad way
In a very sad, gloomy way
In a very sad, quiet way as if someone has died
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
melancholically = melancholic (transparent) = melancholy + ic + ally
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'melancholic'; meaning is directly the manner of being melancholic.
Etymology
The word melancholically comes from old Greek parts melan- meaning 'black' and chole meaning 'bile', and you can see the same idea in the English word melancholy. Long ago people thought a dark fluid in the body made you sad, so to act melancholically is to be quietly sad and thoughtful.