melancholic
adjective/ˌmelənˈkɒlɪk/
/ˌmelənˈkɑːlɪk/
(old-fashioned or literary)- having or expressing the feeling of being very sad, especially for a long time and in a way that cannot be explainedOxford Collocations DictionaryMelancholic is used with these nouns:
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