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Doleful

//ˈdoʊlfəl// adj

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

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    filled with or evoking sadness wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English doleful, doolful, deolful, equivalent to dole + -ful.

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