depressive

adj
/dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/UK

Etymology

From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.

  1. derived from depressivus
  2. derived from dépressif

Definitions

  1. Causing depression

    Causing depression; dispiriting.

  2. Affected by depression, depressed

    Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.

  3. Relating to or characteristic of depression.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A person suffering from depression.

The neighborhood

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