adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Characterised or marked by sorrow and grief; doleful; dismal; gloomy.

   "The grandmother [...] raised her under the dolesome eyes of a multicoloured Virgin Mary."

Synonyms

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atrabiliaryatrabiliousbleakblithelessbluebummed out

Antonyms

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brighthappyjovial

Example

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"The grandmother [...] raised her under the dolesome eyes of a multicoloured Virgin Mary."

Etymology

From dole (“sorrow, grief”) + -some.

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