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melancholically

adverb

Meaning

In a way that expresses a deep, thoughtful, and often prolonged sadness, especially for reasons that are not immediately obvious.

Examples

She hummed a tune melancholically as she packed away her childhood toys.
The jazz saxophone played a melancholically slow melody that filled the smoky room.

Synonyms: sadly, sorrowfully, mournfully, wistfully, melancholily

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melancholically (C1)

adverb

Pronunciation: /ˌmel.ənˈkɒl.ɪ.kli/

Definition

In a way that expresses a deep, thoughtful, and often prolonged sadness, especially for reasons that are not immediately obvious.

Examples

She hummed a tune melancholically as she packed away her childhood toys.
The jazz saxophone played a melancholically slow melody that filled the smoky room.
He looked at the faded photograph melancholically, remembering happier times.

How to Use melancholically

melancholically at (prepositional phrase): To look at something with a sad or thoughtful expression. — "He gazed melancholically at the setting sun."
melancholically hummed (collocation): To hum a tune in a sad or thoughtful manner. — "She melancholically hummed a lullaby her mother used to sing."

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