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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