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elegiac
01
resembling or characteristic of or appropriate to an elegy
02
expressing or displaying the sadness and sorrow felt due to loss, death, or a past event
Example
The novel’s elegiac passages explored the themes of regret and mourning.
The artist's elegiac paintings depicted the melancholy of a bygone era.
Her elegiac speech at the memorial captured the deep grief of the occasion.
At the cemetery, the elegiac atmosphere was palpable among the mourners.
The poem had an elegiac tone, mourning the loss of a beloved friend.
