What is producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event called?
melancholy — Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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