"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" (7 found)
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Adverb(2 words)
Strong matches (2)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (3)
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More general
1 entriesadverb of manner
More specific
3 entriesCollocations
6 entriesdoleful narrationexpression of griefgrim melancholymournful musicsad prognosistone of sorrow
Inflections
2 entriesmore dolefullymost dolefully
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
She stared dolefully out of the window.
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