n. One affected with melancholy or dejection. [ Obs. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. melancholicus, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. mélancholique. ] Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy. [ 1913 Webster ]
Just as the melancholic eye
Sees fleets and armies in the sky. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Obs. ]