melancólicamente

adv.

melancholically, unhappily, broodily, cheerlessly.

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ADV (=con tristeza) sadly, in a melancholy way; (=soñando) wistfully

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= forlornly, sombrely [somberly, -USA], wistfully.

Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.

Ex. Focusing on the structure, functions, and finance of this institution, the book somberly traces what its authors see as, in general, a story of decline.

Ex. He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.

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= forlornly, sombrely [somberly, -USA], wistfully.

Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.

Ex: Focusing on the structure, functions, and finance of this institution, the book somberly traces what its authors see as, in general, a story of decline.

Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.

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melancólicamente

adverb

1 (con tristeza) sadly, in a melancholy way

2 (con nostalgia) wistfully

sonrió melancólicamente she smiled wistfully