melancholic
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For centuries the finest medical minds harped on attuning a balance among the four humors—sanguine, choleric, melancholic and phlegmatic—in tender young constitutions by adjusting the proportions of hot-cold and moist-dry elements in the diet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
And hitting all his elements perfectly to Chopin's haunting, melancholic "Nocturne No. 20" earned the young skater his season's best score of 85.65 points and a place in Friday's free skating final.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
It's a folk-pop song telling a melancholic story of lost love.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
In effect, Bublé wins the holiday-music race by virtue of his entire seasonal catalog, with lighter and melancholic songs alike.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
Take The Great Gatsby, for instance—the woman’s melancholic face against the city lights in the distance is the perfect representation of the quiet misery of that era.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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