Both Uses of
melancholy
in
Tuck Everlasting
- He was still asleep, and the melancholy creases that folded his daytime face were smoothed and slack.
p. 9..4melancholy = sad
- For Tuck's head tilted to one side, his eyes went soft, and the gentlest smile in the world displaced the melancholy creases of his cheeks.
p. 48..9 *
Definition:
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(melancholy) a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad