1. in a manner characterized by sadness, gloom, or thoughtful depression

Examples

• She stared melancholically out the window at the gray sky.
• He spoke melancholically about his childhood memories.
• The old musician played the violin melancholically, drawing tears from the audience.
• She smiled melancholically, remembering better days.
• The poet wrote melancholically about loss and longing.
• He gazed melancholically at the abandoned house where he once lived.