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   doleful

   /ˈdəʊlf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing sorrow; mournful: "a doleful look"
   • ▪ causing grief or misfortune: "he could be struck off, with doleful consequences"

   Derivatives

   • 1. dolefully adverb
   • 2. dolefulness noun

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   Doleful means very sad or unhappy. Find out the pronunciation, synonyms and usage examples of doleful from the Cambridge Dictionary and other sources.

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   Doleful means depressing and miserable, or full of or causing sorrow or sadness. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, and find synonyms and related words in Collins English Dictionary.

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   What is another word for doleful?

   • Synonyms for Doleful: adj. •all (adjective) doleful. •black (adjective) sinister, gloomy, atrocious, dispiriting, sombre, foreboding, horrible, oppressive, depressing, threatening, sombrer, depressive, ominous. n. • curious, absent, darkly, bleak, bug-eyed, appealing, beatific, black, brooding. Other synonyms: • grievous, regrettable.

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   What is a doleful expression?

   • A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. He gave me a long, doleful look. 'I don't know why they left,' he said dolefully. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is a doleful sound?

   • Perhaps it was this doleful, ominous sound more than anything else that somehow took the enthusiasm out of them. And no wonder, for of all the doleful too-tooings ever uttered by wind instrument, this was the dolefullest. Doleful definition: sorrowful; mournful; melancholy. See examples of DOLEFUL used in a sentence.

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   What does a doleful look on a llamas face mean?

   • a doleful look on her face. First recorded in 1225–75, doleful is from the Middle English word dol-ful. See dole 2, -ful They were a little wet and doleful looking, but llamas were bred to withstand the brutal weather of the Andes.

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   Doleful means full of grief, sad, or causing grief. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for doleful.

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   Doleful means expressing or suggesting mourning, or feeling unhappiness. Find 202 similar and opposite words for doleful, such as mournful, sad, joyful, and cheerful, with definitions and examples.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dolefulDOLEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Doleful means very sad or unhappy. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and find synonyms and related words for doleful.

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   Doleful means sorrowful, mournful or melancholy. It is an archaic word derived from the Middle English dol-ful. See how to use doleful in a sentence and find synonyms for this adjective.

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