doleful

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdoʊlfəl/

Adjective

doleful

1. Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.

   The doleful peal of the bell indicated another funeral was being held.

   • 1674 — John Milton. Paradise Lost, Book I, 61-69:

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Translations

• German: traurig, trübsinnig
• Russian: ско́рбный
• Spanish: triste, cabizbajo, lúgubre

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