mournful
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mourn·ful 
[mawrn-fuhl, mohrn-] Pronunciation Key
[mawrn-fuhl, mohrn-] Pronunciation Key –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. |
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| mourn·ful
(môrn'fəl, mōrn'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.
mourn'ful·ly adv., mourn'ful·ness n. |
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| mournful | |
adjective | |
| 1. | expressing sorrow |
| 2. | filled with or evoking sadness; "the child's doleful expression"; "stared with mournful eyes"; "mournful news" [syn: doleful] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Mournful
Mourn"ful\, a. Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss. -- Mourn"ful*ly, adv. -- Mourn"ful*ness, n. Syn: Sorrowful; lugubrious; sad; doleful; heavy; afflictive; grievous; calamitous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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