wail-fully

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adjective

mournful; plaintive.

Origin:
1535–45; wail + -ful

Related forms

wail·ful·ly, adverb

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wail (weɪl)

—vb
1.	(intr) to utter a prolonged high-pitched cry, as of grief or misery
2.	(intr) to make a sound resembling such a cry: the wind wailed in the trees
3.	(tr) to lament, esp with mournful sounds

—n
4.	a prolonged high-pitched mournful cry or sound

[C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse vǣla to wail, Old English wāwoe]

'wailer

—n

'wailful

—*adj*

'wailfully

—*adv*

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