elegaic
/ˌɛləˈdʒeɪ.ɪk/
elegaic is the nonstandard form of elegiac.
Meaning of elegiac
Adjective
elegiac (comparative more elegiac, superlative most elegiac)
- Of or relating to an elegy.
- the elegiac distich or couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and pentameter
- Expressing sorrow or mourning.
- Hast thou no elegiac verse / For Brunswick's venerable hearse, / What! not a line, a tear, a sigh, / When valour bleeds for liberty?1808 February 22, Walter Scott, “Introduction to Canto Third: To William Erskine, Esq.”, in Marmion; a Tale of Flodden Field, Edinburgh: […] J[ames] Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and...
- Synonyms:
- sorrowful, mournful, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless
Forms of elegaic
| comparative | more elegaic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most elegaic |
Origin of elegaic
Based on a mispronunciation influenced by -ic.
Questions about elegaic
- What is elegaic the nonstandard form of?
- Elegaic is the nonstandard form of elegiac.
- How do you pronounce elegaic?
- Elegaic is pronounced /ˌɛləˈdʒeɪ.ɪk/.
Words near elegaic in the dictionary
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