The Clue
Blue state (10 letter answer)
The Answer
MELANCHOLY
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Notes
The answer MELANCHOLY is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
MELANCHOLY as a noun:
1. a feeling of thoughtful sadness
2. a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
3. (black bile, melancholy) = a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
MELANCHOLY as an adjective:
1. (melancholy, melancholic) = characterized by or causing or expressing sadness; "growing more melancholy every hour"; "her melancholic smile"; "we acquainted him with the melancholy truth"
2. (somber, sombre, melancholy) = grave or even gloomy in character; "solemn and mournful music"; "a suit of somber black"; "a somber mood"