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doleful

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dole⋅ful

  [dohl-fuhl]
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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.  

  1. Filled with or expressing grief; mournful. See Synonyms at sad.

  2. Causing grief: a doleful loss.

dole'ful·ly adv., dole'ful·ness n.
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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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