melancholically
In mournful spirit
In a melancholy manner—with sadness, gloom, or pensive sorrow.
She stared melancholically out the rain-streaked window.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned; in everyday speech, *sadly* or *gloomily* usually takes its place.
In a mournful way
- mournfullyIn a grieving way
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
- plaintivelyIn a sad, longing manner
- lugubriouslyIn mournful manner
morosely · despondently · gloomily · forlornly · woefully · disconsolately · dejectedly · wistfully
In a grieving way
gravely · solemnly · gloomily · shadowily · cheerlessly · joylessly · dully · lifelessly
With longing for past
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- longinglyWith intense desire
- dreamilyIn an abstracted manner
- sentimentallyWith excessive tender emotion
bittersweetly · sighingly · wistfully · reminiscently · regretfully · hauntingly · lingeringly · tenderly
In a darkly thoughtful manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
- meditativelyIn thoughtful reflection
- introspectivelyWith self-examination
- thoughtfullyWith careful consideration
philosophically · ruminatively · absorbedly · musingly · reflectively · solemnly · quietly · distantly
dolefully
In a mournful way
- mournfullyIn a grieving way
- sorrowfullyIn a mourning way
- plaintivelyIn a sad, longing manner
lugubriously · morosely · despondently · gloomily · forlornly · woefully · disconsolately · dejectedly · wistfully · ruefully
mournfully
In a grieving way
heavily · gravely · solemnly · gloomily · shadowily · cheerlessly · joylessly · dully · lifelessly · hollowly
nostalgically
With longing for past
- yearninglyWith intense wistful desire
- longinglyWith intense desire
- dreamilyIn an abstracted manner
sentimentally · bittersweetly · sighingly · wistfully · reminiscently · regretfully · hauntingly · lingeringly · tenderly · poignantly
broodingly
In a darkly thoughtful manner
- contemplativelyIn a reflective manner
- meditativelyIn thoughtful reflection
- introspectivelyWith self-examination
thoughtfully · philosophically · ruminatively · absorbedly · musingly · reflectively · solemnly · quietly · distantly · abstractedly
melancholicallyhappily
In a joyful manner
joyously · cheerfully · joyfully · ecstatically · gleefully
melancholicallyexuberantly
With overflowing enthusiasm
ebulliently · effervescently · energetically · spiritedly · animatedly