Elegiacal
//ˌɛlɪˈd͡ʒaɪəkəl// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 elegiac; expressing sorrow.
"He gratefully sings unto God—yet follows this up with an elegiacal lamentation of his own suffering, not unmixed perhaps with the sorrows of afflicted patriotism."
Example
More examples"He gratefully sings unto God—yet follows this up with an elegiacal lamentation of his own suffering, not unmixed perhaps with the sorrows of afflicted patriotism."
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