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tristful

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trist⋅ful

  [trist-fuhl]
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–adjective
full of sadness; sorrowful.
Origin:
1485–95; obs. trist sad, gloomy (< OF triste < L tristis) + -ful

Related forms:
trist⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
trist⋅ful⋅ness, noun
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trist·ful   (trĭst'fəl)   
adj.  Sorrowful; gloomy.

[Middle English : triste, sad; see triste + -ful, -ful.]
trist'ful·ly adv., trist'ful·ness n.
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