Meanings
adverbmelancholically (comparative more melancholically, superlative most melancholically)
comparative more melancholically · superlative most melancholically
- In a melancholic manner.
I take the knife and slit the smaller stems free, leaving the stigma alone, dancing melancholically in the wake of my blade.
2023, K Patrick, Mrs S, 4th Estate, page 136
Origin
Translations
Catalan malenconiosament
- malenconiosamentin a melancholic manner
Finnish apeasti, melankolisesti
- apeastiin a melancholic manner
- melankolisestiin a melancholic manner
- alakuloisestiin a melancholic manner
French mélancoliquement
- mélancoliquementin a melancholic manner
Hungarian melankolikusan
- melankolikusanin a melancholic manner
Polish melancholicznie
- melancholiczniein a melancholic manner
Portuguese melancolicamente
- melancolicamentein a melancholic manner
Spanish melancólicamente
- melancólicamentein a melancholic manner
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APA
melancholically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melancholically
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“melancholically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melancholically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melancholically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melancholically.
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