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wail⋅ful

  [weyl-fuhl]
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–adjective
mournful; plaintive.
Origin:
1535–45; wail + -ful

Related forms:
wail⋅ful⋅ly, adverb
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wail·ful   (wāl'fəl)   
adj.  

  1. Resembling a wail; mournful.

  2. Issuing a sound resembling a wail.

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