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mournful

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mourn⋅ful

  [mawrn-fuhl, mohrn-]
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–adjective
1. feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad.
2. of or pertaining to mourning for the dead.
3. causing grief or lament: a mournful occasion.
4. gloomy, somber, or dreary, as in appearance or character: mournful shadows.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME morneful. See mourn, -ful

Related forms:
mourn⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
mourn⋅ful⋅ness, noun
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mourn·ful   (môrn'fəl, mōrn'-)   
adj.  

  1. Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful.

  2. Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle.

mourn'ful·ly adv., mourn'ful·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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