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Middle English
Etymology
From Middle French melancolieus; equivalent to malencolie + -ous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /malənˈkɔːliuːs/, /maˈlɛnkɔːliuːs/, /mɛlənˈkɔːliuːs/, /mɛˈlɛnkɔːliuːs/
Adjective
malencolious
- Made of or containing black bile or melancholy.
- Having one's mood or emotional state changed by black bile:
- furious, irascible; full of anger and wroth.
- upset, depressed; full of sadness and woe.
- Due to the influence or presence of black bile.
- (rare) Affected by a disease caused by too much black bile.
- (rare) Under the influence of or governed by black bile.
- (rare) Having a proclivity to produce black bile.
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