Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Melancholic /mĕlˌ-ən-käl'-ĭk/ · Mel·an·chol·ic · IPA /mˌɛlənkˈɑlɪk/ a. n. 01 a. Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy. 1. Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy. “Just as the melancholic eye Sees fleets and armies in the sky.” — Prior. 02 n. One affected with a gloomy state of mind. 1. One affected with a gloomy state of mind.[Obs.] 2. A gloomy state of mind; melancholy.