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    doleful
    /ˈdəʊlf(ʊ)l/

    adjective

    • 1. expressing sorrow; mournful: "a doleful look"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOLEFUL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Meaning of doleful in English. doleful. adjective. uk / ˈdəʊl.f ə l / us / ˈdoʊl.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a doleful expression. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY)

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dolefulDoleful Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DOLEFUL is full of grief : cheerless. How to use doleful in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOLEFUL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Meaning of doleful in English. doleful. adjective. us / ˈdoʊl.f ə l / uk / ˈdəʊl.f ə l / Add to word list. very sad: a doleful expression. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. dejected. depressed. despondent. dispirited. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY)

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › dolefulDOLEFUL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Doleful definition: sorrowful; mournful; melancholy. See examples of DOLEFUL used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOLEFUL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A doleful expression, manner, or voice is depressing and miserable. He gave me a long, doleful look. Synonyms: mournful , sad , gloomy , depressing More Synonyms of doleful

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dolefulDoleful - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To be doleful is to be down in the dumps, to have a hole in your soul, to be full of woe. Doleful has nothing to do with a doe, a deer or a female deer. Unless one of those animals has a really sad look in its eyes. Expressions can be doleful, ditto a song or a set of circumstances.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdoleful adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of doleful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.