MELANCHOLICS

Noun

melancholics

plural of melancholic

Source: Wiktionary


MELANCHOLIC

Mel"an*chol`ic, a. Etym: [L. melancholicus, Gr. mélancholique.]

Definition: Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy. Just as the melancholic eye Sees fleets and armies in the sky. Prior.

Mel"an*chol`ic, n. [Obs.]

1. One affected with a gloomy state of mind. J. Spenser.

2. A gloomy state of mind; melancholy. Clarendon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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