| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Melancholy.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb melancholiously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (melancholiously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective melancholious.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "MELANCHOLIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Melancholious \Mel`an*cho"li*ous\, adjective. [Compare to Old French melancholieux.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: MELANCHOLIOUS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Gloomy. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
