"I do not like patchwork," said Anne dolefully, hunting out her workbasket and sitting down before a little heap of red and white diamonds with a sigh.
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Dolefully
Synonyms for "dolefully" (25 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Adverb(2 words)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (12)
Adverb(6 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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Synonyms
12 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriesTranslations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- печално adv (in a doleful manner)
Polish
1 entries- smutno adv (in a doleful manner)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
She stared dolefully out of the window.
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