† eˈlegious, a. Obs. rare.
[f. elegy + -ous.]
Resembling an elegy; hence, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful.
| 1632 Quarles Div. Fancies iv. x, Th'affrighted heav'ns sent down elegious Thunder. 1635 ― Embl. v. i. (1818) 259 If your elegious breath should hap to rouse A happy tear. |