Threnetic

//θɹəˈnɛtɪk// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a threne
  2. 2
    sorrowful; mournful.

Synonyms

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lamentfulthreneticalatrabiliaryatrabiliousblithelessblue

Etymology

Ancient Greek θρηνητικός (thrēnētikós, “inclined to lament, querulous”). By surface analysis, threne + -etic.

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