All 3 Uses
melancholy
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- He had a way of drawing out his cambric handkerchief slowly, by one corner, from his breast-pocket, that was melancholy and romantic in the extreme.†
Chpt 2.7 *melancholy = a sad feeling or manner
- It is like an iron country, and the spirit is oppressed by its rigor and melancholy.†
Chpt 3.1
- "Mais, oui," said the priest, with a melancholy smile.†
Chpt 4.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(melancholy) a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)