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fəl
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–adjective
sorrowful; mournful; melancholy:
a doleful look on her face.
Origin:
1225–75;
ME
dol-ful.
See
dole
2
,
-ful
Related forms:
dole⋅ful⋅ly,
adverb
dole⋅ful⋅ness,
noun
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dole·ful
(dōl'fəl)
adj.
Filled with or expressing grief; mournful. See Synonyms at
sad
.
Causing grief:
a doleful loss.
dole'ful·ly
adv.
,
dole'ful·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
doleful
c.1275, from O.Fr.
doel,
from L.L.
dolus
"grief," from L.
dolere
"suffer, grieve."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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