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droevig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • melancholic adjective Feeling or showing deep, often thoughtful sadness.
  • sorrowful adj Feeling or showing deep sadness.

Senses

droevig is used for these senses in English:

  • melancholic Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • sorrowful exhibiting sorrow; dejected; distraught; sad. (of a person)

melancholic — full definition

  1. adjective Feeling or showing deep, often thoughtful sadness.
  2. noun A person who is habitually sad or given to melancholy.

sorrowful — full definition

  1. adj Feeling or showing deep sadness.
  2. adj Causing sadness or grief.

Related Dutch words