All 4 Uses of
melancholy
in
The Minister's Black Veil
- There was nothing terrible in what Mr. Hooper said, at least, no violence; and yet, with every tremor of his melancholy voice, the hearers quaked.†
- Though reckoned a melancholy man, Mr. Hooper had a placid cheerfulness for such occasions,
*melancholy = sad
- There was the black veil swathed round Mr. Hooper's forehead, and concealing every feature above his placid mouth, on which, at times, they could perceive the glimmering of a melancholy smile.†
- It grieved him, to the very depth of his kind heart, to observe how the children fled from his approach, breaking up their merriest sports, while his melancholy figure was yet afar off.†
Definition:
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(melancholy) a sad feeling or manner -- sometimes thoughtfully sad