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    melancholic

    US /ˌmelənˈkɑ:lɪk/

    ・

    UK /ˌmelənˈkɒlɪk/

    B2
    adj.AdjectiveCharacterized by, causing or expressing sadness
    Emma's life was a melancholic tale of disappointments and failures

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    • Allow your sadness so much room, so much time, so many melancholic songs, hot baths, and indulgent meals.

      Allow your sadness so much room, so much time, so many melancholic songs, hot baths, and indulgent meals.

    B1

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    • This is a film that was banned and censored around the world, yet one that's also been praised in the modern era for its morose and melancholic beauty.

      This is a film that was banned and censored around the world, yet one that's also been praised in the modern era for its morose and melancholic beauty.

    • Then perhaps you're one of the many who championed director Jorg Bukarić's 1987 cult classic, "Necromantic." This is a film that was banned and censored around the world, yet one that's also been praised in the modern era for its morose and melancholic beauty.

      Then perhaps you're one of the many who championed director Jorg Bukarić's 1987 cult classic, "Necromantic." This is a film that was banned and censored around the world, yet one that's also been praised in the modern era for its morose and melancholic beauty.

    B2

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    • But there's a sort of melancholic expression.

      But there's a sort of melancholic expression.

    • But there's a sort of melancholic expression.

      But there's a sort of melancholic expression.

    B1

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    • [Melancholic Music]

      [Melancholic Music]

    B1

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    • Melancholic music, beautiful music that makes you cry, is piercing you in a certain way and making room for your pain.

      Melancholic music, beautiful music that makes you cry, is piercing you in a certain way and making room for your pain.

    • Melancholic music, beautiful music that makes you cry is piercing you in a certain way and making room for your pain.

      Melancholic music, beautiful music that makes you cry is piercing you in a certain way and making room for your pain.

    A2

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    • ♪ (MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

      ♪ (MELANCHOLIC MUSIC PLAYS) ♪

    A2

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    • And his work became ever increasingly melancholic.

      And his work became ever increasingly melancholic.

    • And his work became ever-increasingly melancholic.

      And his work became ever-increasingly melancholic.

    B1

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    • This cover is guaranteed to make you sad, or at least put you in a melancholic mood.

      This cover is guaranteed to make you sad, or at least put you in a melancholic mood.

    • The cover is guaranteed to make you sad, or at least put you in a melancholic mood.

      The cover is guaranteed to make you sad, or at least put you in a melancholic mood.

    B1

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    • Pining, on the other hand, is a formal word meaning longing for someone or something, especially in a sad or melancholic way.

      Pining, on the other hand, is a formal word meaning longing for someone or something, especially in a sad or melancholic way.

    • Pining, on the other hand, is a formal word meaning longing for someone or something, especially in a sad or melancholic way.

      Pining, on the other hand, is a formal word meaning longing for someone or something, especially in a sad or melancholic way.

    B1

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    • I mean, someone said I came out of the womb melancholic.

      I mean, someone said I came out of the womb melancholic.

    A2