melancholic adjective 3noun 1forms 3 adjective3 •Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.Just as the melancholic eye / Sees fleets and armies in the sky. — 1718 •Pertaining to the melancholic temperament or its associated personality traits. •(old-fashioned) Pertaining to black bile (melancholy). noun1 •A person who is habitually melancholy. formsmelancholics · more melancholic · most melancholic